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Dec 11, 2024
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AE 6212 - Structural Dynamics3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course introduces analysis of single degree of freedom systems; multi-degree of freedom Systems; free vibration analysis; forced system response; analysis of earthquake loading; and modal analysis. (prereq: AE 5210 or CV 5210 )
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Analyze single degree of freedom systems for a variety of dynamic loadings
- Analyze multi-degree of freedom systems for a variety of dynamic loadings
- Calculate the response of simple structures to earthquake loading
Prerequisites by Topic
- Matrix structural analysis
Course Topics
- Single degree of freedom (SDOF) systems
- Equation of motion
- Free vibration
- Harmonic loads
- Impulsive loads
- Methods for numerical solution of equations of motion
- Finite difference methods for linear and nonlinear systems
- Earthquake response history and spectra
- Multi-degree of freedom (MDOF) systems
- Equation of motion
- Other preliminary topics
- Free vibration
- Modal damping
- Modal analysis for linear systems
Coordinator
Richard A. DeVries
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