Structural Dynamics
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The official GTU curriculum for Structural Dynamics (subject code ME02000201) as prescribed for C(E · Semester 2 divides the course into 4 units, covering 21 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (ME02000201)Unit 1 Objectives, Importance of vibration analysis, Nature of exciting forces,
- Basic terminology related to vibration – natural frequency
- natural period
- resonance etc, Dynamic degree of freedom
- Assumption to reduce dynamic DoF, Mathematical modeling of dynamic systems
Unit 2 Single Degree of Freedom System
- Free and forced vibration with and without damping
- Response to Harmonic Loading
- Response to general dynamic loading using Duhamel’s integral
- Numerical solution of response using Newmark’s method & Direct Integration
- Concept of response spectrum
Unit 3 Multiple Degree of Freedom System
- Equation of motion of symmetrical and un-symmetrical structures in plan
- Natural frequencies and mode shapes of vibrating system
- Orthogonality of modes
- Dynamic response by Modal Superposition Method
- Response Spectrum Analysis
- Missing mass correction Introduction to multiple degree of freedom system with distributed mass and loading
- Generalized Single Degree of Freedom System
Unit 4 Special Topics in Structural Dynamics(Concepts only)
- Dynamic effects of Wind loading
- Moving loads
- Vibrations caused by High Speed Traffic
- Blasting and Pile driving
- Foundations for industrial machinery
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