CEE 4780 - Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Spring. 3 credits.

Prerequisite: junior or senior standing and co-requisite of

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M. D. Grigoriu.

Covers modal analysis, numerical methods, and frequency-domain analysis. Introduction to earthquake-resistant design.

Outcome 1: Understand the behavior of structures subjected to dynamic loads.

Outcome 2: Know how to calculate displacement time histories.

Outcome 3: Capable of calculating seismic response of multi degree-of-freedom structures subjected to earthquakes.