Soil Dynamics for Design Practice

3 credits

Seismic loading and its effect on earth structures; dynamic response of single, and multi-degree of freedom systems and continuous systems; behaviour of soil under dynamic loading; pore pressure generation and liquefaction effects; seismicity and seismic design parameters; dynamic analysis of earth structures; seismic design of soil-structure systems. Prerequisite: CIVL_V 570. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.