CivE 661

Dynamics of Structures


Description

This course offers a comprehensive introduction to structural dynamics, covering diverse topics crucial for understanding structural behavior. Students will explore free vibration analysis in both single and multiple degree of freedom systems. The course delves into responses to various excitations including harmonic, periodic, arbitrary, step, and pulse, emphasizing numerical methods for analysis. Additionally, it focuses on earthquake response, introducing the response spectrum concept and analysis techniques. Modal analysis will be covered alongside the utilization of analysis and computing software specific to structural dynamics. Throughout the course, students will learn solution techniques and gain proficiency in evaluating and presenting engineering problems within the realm of structural dynamics.

Learning Outcomes

- Formulate the Equation of Motion (EoM) of Single Degree of Freedom (SDOF) systems and solve it using various methods (e.g. classical solution, Fourier series, and Duhamel’s Integral) for simple loading cases (e.g., free vibration, harmonic loading, periodic loading, and simple arbitrary loading).
- Apply the SDOF system concepts to formulate various applications (e.g., eccentric mass shakers, vibration measurement devices, force transmission and base excitation).
- Apply numerical methods for numerical response evaluation of linear/nonlinear systems under more complex loading.
- Formulate earthquake response of linear systems and analyze them using response spectra.
- Formulate the EoM of Multi Degree of Freedom Systems (MDOFs) and solve it using modal analysis for various loading cases (e.g., free vibration, harmonic loading, and seismic loading).

Lecture Seminar Lab Credits Total AU
3 0/1 0/1 3 37.8
M % NS % CS % ES % ED %

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Undergraduate Program(s)


Sections & Respective Instructors

B1 - 2026/2027 - Fall - Nima Shirzad
B1 - 2025/2026 - Winter - Nima Shirzad
B1 - 2024/2025 - Fall - Shay Abtahi
B1 - 2023/2024 - Fall - Shay Abtahi
B1 - 2022/2023 - Winter - Mustafa Gul
B1 - 2020/2021 - Winter - Mustafa Gul