3 credits
Fall 2026 Lecture Upper DivisionData from last updated 4/23/2026
Fall 2026
Fall 2026 Instructors:
Analysis of structural members and systems subject to dynamic loads such as wind and earthquake loads; basic theory for single-degree-of-freedom and multi-degree-of-freedom analytical models of civil engineering structures; free vibration, harmonic and transient excitation, foundation motion, resonance spectrum, Lagrange's equation, modal analysis, lumped parameter methods, computer methods.
Learning Outcomes1Model dynamic systems and describe how they respond to various loadings.
2Determine the dynamic characteristics of a variety of linear structural systems.
3Obtain and solve the equations of motion for a dynamic system modeled as a linear system.
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