This book consists of selected and peer-reviewed papers presented at the 13th International Conference on Vibration Problems (ICOVP 2017). The topics covered in this book include different structural vibration problems such as dynamics and stability under normal and seismic loading, and wave propagation. The book also discusses different materials such as composite, piezoelectric, and functionally graded materials for improving the stiffness and damping properties of structures. The contents of this book can be useful for beginners, researchers and professionals interested in structural vibration and other allied fields.

Dr. Subashisa Dutta is currently a professor at the department of civil engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. He completed his B.E (civil engineering) from Sambalpur University (Odisha) and was awarded PhD on computational hydraulics from IIT Kharagpur. He worked as a scientist in Space Application Centre Ahmedabad, ISRO on satellite remote sensing and geospatial technology for water resources management. Later in 2003 he joined as an assistant professor in Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Guwahati. He is working in the field of morphodynamic oscillations of large braided river systems like Brahmaputra, fluvial hydraulics, hillslope hydrology, remote sensing applications in hydrology and river morphology. He has guided 6 PhD students, 25 Master's students and currently 10 PhD research scholars are working under his guidance. He has published more than 100 papers in international journals and conferences, and several technical reports and book chapters. He is a reviewer of more than 10 international journals. He received the S.N. Gupta memorial award in 2018 and R.J. Garde award in 2012. He was an editor of 'Advances in Water Resources Engineering and Management' published by Springer Nature. Besides he has also been an associate editor of Journal of Hydrology (Elsevier) since 2016.
Dr. Esin Inan is currently a professor at the Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Art and Science, I?IK University. She completed her B.S. Engg and M.E. from Technical University of Istanbul (ITU). She obtained her PhD from Technical University of Istanbul (ITU) then joined as assistant professor in Technical University of Istanbul (ITU) in the year 1970 and she is professor since 1983. She is working in the field of continuum mechanics: classical and non-classical models. She has published more than 90 papers in international journals, conferences and book chapters. Currently, she is a board member of the Science Center Foundation of Turkey and Foundation of the Istanbul Technical University.
Dr. Santosha Kumar Dwivedy is currently a professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. He completed his B. E (mechanical engg.) from University College of Engineering Burla (Odisha) and M.E (mechanical engg. with specialization in machine design and analysis) from Regional Engineering College Rourkela (now NIT Rourkela). He obtained his Ph.D. from the mechanical engineering department, IIT Kharagpur in the year 2000 working in the field of Nonlinear Dynamics of Parametrically excited systems. He joined as a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati in the year 1999. He became professor in the same department in the year 2008. He is working in the field of nonlinear vibration, robotics and biomechanics. He guided 6 PhD students, 45 M. Tech students and 40 B. Tech projects and currently 12 PhD students are working under his guidance. He has published more than 150 papers in international journals, conferences and book chapters. He was one of the editors for two volumes of the books 'Recent Advances in Computational Mechanics' published by I.K. International in 2006. He was also the guest editor for the Procedia Engineering, (Proceedings of the International Conference on Vibration Problems 2015), Elsevier Publication, 2016. He is reviewer of more than 30 international journals. 

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Dr. Subashisa Dutta is currently a professor at the department of civil engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. He completed his B.E (civil engineering) from Sambalpur University (Odisha) and was awarded PhD on computational hydraulics from IIT Kharagpur. He worked as a scientist in Space Application Centre Ahmedabad, ISRO on satellite remote sensing and geospatial technology for water resources management. Later in 2003 he joined as an assistant professor in Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Guwahati. He is working in the field of morphodynamic oscillations of large braided river systems like Brahmaputra, fluvial hydraulics, hillslope hydrology, remote sensing applications in hydrology and river morphology. He has guided 6 PhD students, 25 Master's students and currently 10 PhD research scholars are working under his guidance. He has published more than 100 papers in international journals and conferences, and several technical reports and book chapters. He is a reviewer of more than 10 international journals. He received the S.N. Gupta memorial award in 2018 and R.J. Garde award in 2012. He was an editor of Advances in Water Resources Engineering and Management published by Springer Nature. Besides he has also been an associate editor of Journal of Hydrology (Elsevier) since 2016.
Dr. Esin Inan is currently a professor at the Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Art and Science, IIK University. She completed her B.S. Engg and M.E. from Technical University of Istanbul (ITU). She obtained her PhD from Technical University of Istanbul (ITU) then joined as assistant professor in Technical University of Istanbul (ITU) in the year 1970 and she is professor since 1983. She is working in the field of continuum mechanics: classical and non-classical models. She has published more than 90 papers in international journals, conferences and book chapters. Currently, she is a board member of the Science Center Foundation of Turkey and Foundation of the Istanbul Technical University.
Dr. Santosha Kumar Dwivedy is currently a professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. He completed his B. E (mechanical engg.) from University College of Engineering Burla (Odisha) and M.E (mechanical engg. with specialization in machine design and analysis) from Regional Engineering College Rourkela (now NIT Rourkela). He obtained his Ph.D. from the mechanical engineering department, IIT Kharagpur in the year 2000 working in the field of Nonlinear Dynamics of Parametrically excited systems. He joined as a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati in the year 1999. He became professor in the same department in the year 2008. He is working in the field of nonlinear vibration, robotics and biomechanics. He guided 6 PhD students, 45 M. Tech students and 40 B. Tech projects and currently 12 PhD students are working under his guidance. He has published more than 150 papers in international journals, conferences and book chapters. He was one of the editors for two volumes of the books Recent Advances in Computational Mechanics published by I.K. International in 2006. He was also the guest editor for the Procedia Engineering, (Proceedings of the International Conference on Vibration Problems 2015), Elsevier Publication, 2016. He is reviewer of more than 30 international journals.

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Propagation of Viscoelastic Waves in a Single Layered Media with a Free Surface.- Axial Resistance of Short Built-Up Cold-Formed Steel Columns: Effect of Lacing Slenderness.- Analysis of Stepped beam Using Reduced Order Models.- Numerical Analysis of Geosynthetic Strengthened Brick Masonry panels.- Studies on Dynamic Characteristics of Sandwich Functionally Graded Plate Subjected to Non-Uniform Temperature Field.