CEE 4780 - Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Corequisite: MATH 2940. Enrollment limited to: junior or senior standing.

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.