Course overview
CE-809 develops the fundamental concepts and methods used to describe the dynamic behavior of structural systems. The course connects equations of motion and response calculations with the physical behavior of vibrating structures.
Learning focus
- Formulation of equations of motion
- Free vibration and damping
- Harmonic loading and resonance
- Base excitation and vibration isolation
- Periodic and non-periodic loading
- Numerical response methods
- Response spectra and state-space systems
- Mode shapes and structural control
Interactive virtual lab
The course lab provides live system diagrams, plots, computed results, engineering interpretations, and applied challenges. Students can vary model parameters and immediately observe how structural response changes.
Course resources
Lecture notes and other instructor-provided course materials are distributed directly to enrolled students and are not published on this website.