Course - Structural Dynamics 1 - TKT4201
TKT4201 - Structural Dynamics 1
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades
| Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School exam | 100/100 | 4 hours | A |
Course content
Structural dynamics 1 covers analysis of linear structural systems subject to initial conditions and deterministic loads.
The following is covered: Formulation of equation of motion for structures (continous and discrete single- and multi-degree of freedom). Free vibration. Forced vibration. Resonance. Response by analytical and numerical solution of equation of motion in time and frequency domain. Modal analysis. Reduced order modeling. Damping mechanisms and models. Time domain integration. Response of structures due to earthquakes by direct solution of equation of motion and earthquake response spectra.
Learning outcome
Structural dynamics 1 is a basic course in defining, analyzing and understanding dynamic behaviour in deformable structures common in civil engineering.
The course has the following learning objectives:
Knowledge: The candidate should be able to explain the meaning and relationship of fundamental concepts in structural dynamics, such as inertia, stiffness and damping, initial conditions and free vibration, external loads and forced vibration, natural frequencies and resonance, superposition, modal analysis and reduced order modelling. The candidate should also know how analytic and numerical methods are used in the analysis of such structures.
Skills: The candidate should be able to perform analyzes of structural systems using numerical methods in time or frequency domain and be able to check the results by analytical considerations and suggest improvements, for instance by considering the natural frequencies of the system and the frequency content of the load or considering placement of external loads and the effect on the dynamic response of the structure.
General competence: The candidate should be able to explain, assess and critically discuss dynamic problems in design of new and extension/reuse of existing structural systems.
Digital competence: Use of programming (e.g. Python or Matlab) for defining, analyzing, solving and visualizing dynamics of deformable structures common in civil engineering. Including solution of the eigenvalue problem for describing a numerical system in modal coordinates, numerical solution in time domain by convolution or direct integration, or analysis and solution in frequency domain by discrete fourier transform.
Sustainability competence: The course serves to give the students appropriate skills to design safe and cost-effective structures and assess existing structures for extension of lifetime and/or use in face of changing environmental and operational loads.
Learning methods and activities
Lectures and model illustrations. Obligatory numerical and computer exercises. Laboratory projects and demonstrations of dynamic response of structural models. The course will be given in English.
Compulsory assignments
- Exercises
Further on evaluation
At the re-sit exam the examination form may be written or oral.
Recommended previous knowledge
The course assumes basic knowledge of the finite element method for beams and frames equivalent to TKT4132 Mechanics 3.
Course materials
A.K. Chopra: Dynamics of structures, 5th ed., Prentice Hall, 2019.
S. Remseth: Structural Dynamics. Lectures notes
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Version: 1
Credits:
7.5 SP
Study level: Second degree level
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: SPRING 2025
Language of instruction: English
Location: Trondheim
- Technological subjects
Department with academic responsibility
Department of Structural Engineering
Examination
Examination arrangement: School exam
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
- Spring ORD School exam 100/100 A INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates - Summer UTS School exam 100/100 A INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"