The student will be instructed in the following principal topics:

Introductory topics

• Overview of structural dynamics
• Single degree of freedom systems:
• Free vibrations
• Response to harmonic loads
• Response to periodic loads
• Response to impulsive loads
• Response to general dynamic loads and step-by-step methods

Generalized single degree of freedom systems

Multi degree of freedom systems:

• Formulation of equations of motion
• Derivation of structural property matrices
• Undamped free vibrations
• Eigenanalysis procedures
• Finite element formulations
• Analysis of multi degree of freedom systems by step-by-step methods
• Mode superposition procedures

Distributed parameter systems

An introduction to earthquake engineering (if time permits)