Presents mechanical shock from a structural dynamics perspective

Adopts a flexible structure supporting use as a reference for practicing engineers as well as a textbook for students of mechanical shock

Sheds light on less common and less well-understood spectra techniques, energy spectra methods, and non-spectral methods 

Maximizes reader understanding of multi-degree-of-freedom shock spectra and multi-degree-of-freedom testing

Facilitates easy implementation computational analysis with algorithms and pseudo-code

Includes the history of mechanical shock analysis and testing up to the present