Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering [Civil Department]

Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering [Civil Department]

Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

1. Introduction to Dynamics
2. Free vibration of single degree of freedom systems (undamped) in relation to structural dynamics during earthquakes
3. Free vibration of single-degree-of-freedom systems(under-damped)
4. Forced vibration (harmonic force) of single-degree-of-freedom systems
5. Response of structures to periodic dynamic loadings
6. Response of structures to impulsive loads
7. Dynamic response of structures using numerical methods
8. Response to base excitation
9. Generalized coordinates and energy methods
10. Two-degrees-of-freedom linear system response of structures
11. Free vibration of multiple degrees of freedom
12. Numerical solution methods for natural frequencies and mode shapes
13. Time history response by mode superposition
14. Free and forced vibration of a continuous system
15. Finite element method
16. Differential quadrature and transformation methods for vibration problems
17. Earthquake and earthquake ground motion
18. Earthquake
19. Plate tectonic theory
20. Earth�s crust: Faults
21. Elastic rebound theory
22. Seismic waves
23. Earthquake Measuring instruments
24. Earthquake intensity and magnitude
25. Basic difference: magnitude versus intensity
26. Earthquake ground motion
27. Earthquake classification
28. Asian tsunami disaster
29. Earthquake response spectra
30. Importance of response quantities
31. Response spectrum concept, Pseudo-velocity spectrum
32. Pseudo-spectral acceleration
33. Velestos and Newmark spectra
34. How the response spectrum is constructed
35. Elastic design spectrum
36. Response spectrum characteristics
37. Response spectra
38. Estimating the ground motion
39. Seismic analysis and design verification
40. Inelastic response spectra
41. Application of inelastic design spectrum
42. Earthquake analysis of linear systems
43. Lumped mass system: shear building
44. Modal response contribution using Chopra�s method
45. Modal response of Earthquake analysis of linear systems
46. Spectrum analysis by modal response
47. Effective modal mass and modal height
48. Building codes for aseismic design
49. Codal provisions for seismic design
50. Comparison of codes for seismic design
51. Design examples using IS1893 2002
52. Response of structures to earthquakes: approximate analysis techniques for lateral loads
53. Zero moment point method
54. Approximate methods of analysis of multi-bay frames
55. Response of structures to earthquakes: analysis of shear walls
56. Shear wall frame
57. Coupled shear walls