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Structural Dynamics

Study vibration, damping, modal response and numerical methods for dynamic analysis.

Available course · 20 modules
  1. 1What structural dynamics is
  2. 2Dynamic modelling and degrees of freedom
  3. 3Single-degree-of-freedom systems
  4. 4Free vibration and damping
  5. 5Forced vibration and resonance
  6. 6Impulse response, arbitrary loading and convolution
  7. 7Energy in vibrating structures
  8. 8Numerical time integration
  9. 9Two-degree-of-freedom systems
  10. 10Multi-degree-of-freedom systems
  11. 11Natural frequencies and mode shapes
  12. 12Modal analysis and modal superposition
  13. 13Earthquake ground motion and base excitation
  14. 14Response-spectrum analysis
  15. 15Linear time-history analysis
  16. 16Nonlinear structural dynamics
  17. 17Base isolation
  18. 18Supplemental damping devices
  19. 19Structural control
  20. 20Dynamic modelling and software-result checking

Further course material

Course references
  • G. C. Hart and K. Wong, Structural Dynamics for Structural Engineers — private curriculum reference only. No text, figure, example or exercise from it is reproduced, paraphrased or adapted in this course, and the PDF is not distributed. No affiliation or endorsement is implied.
  • A. K. Chopra, Dynamics of Structures — for the classical derivations and numerical methods
  • R. W. Clough and J. Penzien, Dynamics of Structures
  • BS EN 1998-1 and its UK National Annex — consult the current edition for any seismic design rule; this course teaches analysis, not code compliance
  • BS EN 1991-1-4 and BS EN 1990 Annex A2 — wind and footfall-induced vibration, where serviceability limits are set