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: Friday, 9:00 - 10:30 am, 2380 G. G. Brown
Textbook:
Optional References:
Course requirements:
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.