Results for CEE 283: Structural Dynamics

Vibrations and dynamic response of simple structures under time dependent loads; dynamic analysis of single and multiple degrees of freedom systems; support motion; response spectra.

Computational methods for structural dynamics analysis of discrete and continuous systems in free and forced vibration; finite element formulation; modal analysis; numerical methods; introduction to nonlinear dynamics; advanced topics. Prerequisites: 280, 283.

This course provides a basic understanding of how winds interact with the built environment. Knowledge of wind flow and the wind/structure interaction is introduced to understand the risks associated with extreme wind events (e.g., hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorm downbursts, etc.) and its application for design, damage mitigation, and risk management. In addition to providing an introduction to catastrophe risk modeling, this course will show how the principles of wind engineering are used to estimate the risk of the built environment subjected to catastrophic wind events. Prerequisites: undergraduate fluid mechanics, structural dynamics (CEE 283 or equiv), probability CEE 203.