Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (P01303)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : EEL-P-CVSDE

Fundamentals of Structural Dynamics (SDOF and MDOF systems) and application to Earthquake resistant design

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : First degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering (or Physics) with adequate structural engineering content.

? Prohibited combinations : U00416

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of Engineering and Electronics), (School of Engineering and Electronics, Schedule M)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	14:00	15:50	External

? Additional Class Information : Students will need to travel to Glasgow University (information will be provided by Course organiser)

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

To develop an understanding of structural dynamics of complex systems subject to arbitrary loading.
To develop an understanding of explicit and implicit time stepping schemes, including their stability and accuracy.
To develop an understanding of earthquake resistant structural design principles based on response spectra.
To develop an understanding of eigenvalue solution algorithms.
To be able to undertake an analysis of a dynamic structural system and appreciate the key concepts related to earthquake resistant structural design.