CE 565 - Structural Dynamics
Catalog Description
Analysis of free and forced vibrations, and transient response of structures having many degrees of freedom; elastoplastic behavior considered for structural systems; earthquake design and response of structures.3 credit hours (lecture)
Prerequisites
- ce471
Schedule
| Spring, 2010 | : | TA |
Textbooks and Resources
Dynamics of Structures: Theory and Applications to Earthquake Engineering, 2nd ed. Publisher, Prentice HallCourse Objective
- Learn methods for analyzing single degree of freedom systems.
- Develop a knowledge of computers as applied to structural dynamics.
- Apply dynamic methods to a seismic engineering.
Topics
- Equation of Motion
- Free Vibration
- Harmonic and Periodic Loading
- Impulsive Loads
- Numerical Methods
- Modeling of Multi Degree of Freedom Systems
- Mode Shapes and Natural Frequencies
- Mode Superposition Method
- Numberical Methods for MDOF Systems
- Continuous Systems
- Earthquake Response Spectra
- Structural Codes - Earthquakes
- Review and Examples
- Exams
Professional Component
Relationship to Program Objectives
Last update: Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:20 am by acostar