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Diploma in Structural Dynamics for Civil Engineers - SDOF Systems
In this free online course, learn about the modelling and systems analysis involved in Structural Dynamics.
Description
In this free online Structural Dynamics for Civil Engineers course, you will be introduced to the world of structural dynamics, where you will explore the behavior of structures under varying or dynamic loads over time. Calculations, illustrations, discussions, examples and assessment questions in this video-based course, provide you with a comprehensive foundation in the subject.
The course begins by introducing you to the fundamentals of structural dynamics. You will then explore the differences between static and dynamic analysis and how to model a dynamic system. The course also teaches you about undamped free vibrations, damped free vibrations, coulomb damped free vibrations, forced vibrations, and vibrations under periodic forces. You will also learn about energy, damping, responses to arbitrary excitations, responses to pulse excitations and more.
This course will be of interest to students of structural dynamics and civil engineering and those looking to broaden their knowledge and skills in the industry. Start this course today and learn more about structural dynamics for Civil Engineers.
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Structural Dynamics
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Structural Dynamics - Learning Outcomes
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Introduction to Structural Dynamics
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Modelling of Dynamic System
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Undamped Free Vibrations
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Damped Free Vibrations
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Structural Dynamics - Lesson Summary
Forced Vibrations
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Forced Vibrations - Learning Outcomes
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Coulomb Damped Free Vibrations
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Forced Vibrations - Part I
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Forced Vibrations - Part 2
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Example Problems
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Harmonic Vibration Examples
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Forced Vibrations - Lesson Summary
Arbitrary Excitations
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Arbitrary Excitations - Learning Outcomes
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Vibration Under Periodic Forces
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Energy and Damping
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Response to Arbitrary Excitations
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Response to Pulse Excitations
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Arbitrary Excitations - Lesson Summary
Course assessment
Learning Outcomes
Having completed this course you will be able to:
- Differentiate between static analysis and dynamic analysis
- Explain the elements of a dynamic system and degrees of freedom
- Discuss undamped free vibrations, simple harmonic motion and amplitude
- Describe viscously damped free vibrations
- Summarise coulomb damped free vibrations
- Explain resonance, force transmission and vibration isolation
- Outline mass moment of inertia, initial displacement and natural frequency
- Describe the response of damped systems to periodic force
- List responses to arbitrary force and ramp force
- Discuss the response to rectangular pulse excitations and approximate analysis for short pulses
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