Course Catalog - 2017-2018

     

CEVE 476 - STRUCTURAL DYNAMIC SYSTEMS

Long Title: STRUCTURAL DYNAMIC SYSTEMS
Department: Civil & Environmental Engr
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisite(s): CEVE 311 OR MECH 311
Description: Introduction to structural dynamic systems. Linear SDOF and MDOF discrete systems, undamped and damped systems, free and forced vibration, dynamic response to periodic and arbitrary excitations, numerical evaluation of dynamic response, response spectrum and modal analysis. Additional topics for graduate version 576: Linear systems theory, transform methods, state space methods, feedback control, observers and identification. Applications using MATLAB. Demonstrations and laboratory examples. Students will be required to do more advanced assignments and a project. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: CEVE 576. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for CEVE 476 if student has credit for CEVE 576.