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Module Offerings

7507PGSL-JAN-PAR

Aims

The aim of this module is to introduce students to the design of structures under dynamic loading conditions. Students will gain an understanding of earthquake generation and the quantification of earthquake effects. Students will gain a knowledge of the behaviour of materials, structural elements and composite structures under earthquake loading.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Introduction: types and sources of dynamic loads, structural vibration and consequences, the excitation of structures by time varying loads; basic seismology, earthquake measurement and recurrence rates, ground motions, risk and hazard. Single degree of freedom (SDOF) systems: motion, natural frequency, undamped/damped free vibration, excitation response, numerical analysis and Duhamel integral. Multi-degree of freedom (MDOF) systems: property matrices, eigenvalues, mode shapes and mode superposition. Foundations and isolation methods. Continuous systems: longitudinal/transverse vibration. Case studies: failure under earthquake conditions and earthquake ground motion. Eurocode 1998 (EC8): Design of structures for earthquake resistance.
Additional Information:This module provides an understanding of dynamic structural design and earthquake engineering.

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