Dynamics of Structures

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: CEE 412 or equivalent. Enforced Prerequisite: None. (3 credits) Dynamic equilibrium of structures. Response of a single degree of freedom system to dynamic excitation: free vibration, harmonic loads, pulses and earthquakes. Response spectra. Response of multi-degree-of-freedom systems. Seismic behavior of buildings and the basis for seismic building codes.