CEE511: Structural Dynamics

University of Michigan, Fall Semester 2007-2008

www.engin.umich.edu/class/cee511

Professor Jerome P. Lynch

Basic course information

Credits: 3

Lectures: Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:00 - 6:30 pm, 2315 G. G. Brown

Instructor: Jerome P. Lynch, 2380 G.G. Brown, (734) 615-5290, jerlynch@umich.edu.

Office hours: By appointment only

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Homework: Homework will normally be assigned each Monday and due the following Monday in class (unless otherwise noted). Please note, late homework will not be accepted. You are allowed to work on the homework in small groups, but you must write up your own homework to hand in. Homework will sometimes involve some simple Matlab programming (no previous knowledge of Matlab is necessary). Homework will be graded on a scale of 100.

Grading: Homework 30%, midterm 30%, final 40%. These weights are approximate; the instructor reserves the right to change them later, as needed.

Make-up Classes: Due to unavoidable travel of the instructor, make-up classes might be necessary to ensure all of the course material is covered in a timely manner. Students are urged to keep Friday afternoons, 3:30 to 5:00pm available for make-up classes in the event that class is missed. Make-up classes will be announced to the class in advance

Prerequisites: Exposure to linear algebra and matrices. You should have seen the following topics: matrices and vectors, (introductory) linear algebra and differential equations.

Catalog description: Dynamic equilibrium of structures. Response of a single degree of freedom system to dynamic excitation: free vibration, harmonic loads, pulses and earthquakes. Response spectra. Response of multi-degree of freedom systems. Seismic behavior of buildings and the basis of seismic building codes.

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