Course Description
Fundamentals of dynamic response, single and multi degrees-of- freedom systems, free and forced vibration, response spectra, numerical solution techniques.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Additional and/or advanced problems will be assigned only to graduate students both in the homework and quiz/examinations. A design project is required of all graduate students.
Athena Title
Structural Dynamics
Prerequisite
(ENGR 2130 or ENGR 2130E) and (CVLE 2710 or CVLE 2710E) and CVLE 3610
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
This course introduces the student to the basic response of structural components and simple structural systems to dynamic loading. Starting with simple single degree-of-freedom systems, a rigorous treatment of the mathematical models, their solutions and applications are presented to enable the student to understand and appreciate the complex physical behavior of multi degree-of-freedom systems; the equations governing their response, their analytical solutions where possible, and their numerical treatment otherwise. For the students enrolled in the graduate level, this course will also help prepare them to independently investigate advanced topics in structural dynamics and summarize their findings in the context of a broader picture of real-world problems, rather than just working with equations of motion.
Topical Outline
• Dynamic response fundamentals • Free and forced vibration • Single degree-of-freedom systems • Multi degree-of-freedom systems • Response spectra • Numerical solution techniques