Course Title Dynamics of Structures
Course No(s) ST ZG551
Credit Units 4
Course Description
This course equips students with conceptual understanding, analytical skills, and numerical techniques to
evaluate the dynamic response of structures subjected to time-dependent loads. It covers the formulation of
equations of motion, and the analysis of free and forced vibrations in single- and multi- degrees-of-freedom
systems. Students will learn to evaluate structural vibration response using modal superposition and
numerical integration methods. Emphasis is placed on seismic analysis using response spectrum and time-
history approaches.
Course Objectives
No. Course Objective
CO1 Formulate and solve equations of motion for SDOF and MDOF structural systems under dynamic
loading.
CO2 Analyse vibration response for various excitation types, including harmonic, arbitrary loads and
support excitations
CO3 Evaluate seismic response of structures using modal analysis, numerical integration, and
response spectrum methods.
CO4 Expose students to finite element methods and vibration control strategies for the dynamic
analysis and design of structures.
Text Book(s):
T1 Mario Paz, Y H Kim “Structural Dynamics - Theory and Computation”, 6th Edition, 2019.
Reference Book(s) & other resources:
R1 Chopra, Anil K. “Dynamics of Structures: Theory and applications to earthquake engineering”,
Pearson Edu., 6th edition, 2023.
R2 R.W. Clough and J. Penzien, “Dynamics of Structures”, Third edition, McGraw Hill International
edition, 2003.
R3 Patrick Paultre, “Dynamics of Structures” Wiley, Reprint 2013.
Part B: Learning Plan
Contact List of Topic Title Sub-Topics Reference to
Session TB
Fundamentals of Introduction to dynamic analysis of structures Chapter 1
dynamic analysis Free body Diagram and Development of
Free Vibration Equation of Motion for Undamped Free
1-2 Response of Vibration System
Undamped Single Solution of the Differential Equation of Motion
Degree of Freedom for Undamped Free Vibration System
System Natural frequency of system
Damping & their types Chapter 2
Damping ratio
Damped Single Equation of Motion for Single Degrees of
3-4 Degree-of-Freedom Freedom Damped System
System Critically Damped, overdamped and
underdamped Systems
Logarithmic Decrement of Motion
Response of Undamped SDOF systems under Chapter 3
Harmonic Excitation
Response of Damped SDOF systems under
Harmonic Excitation
Damping at Resonance
Response of Single- Bandwidth (Half-Power) Method to Evaluate
Degree of Freedom Damping
5-6
System under Energy Dissipated by Viscous Damping
Harmonic Loading Equivalent Viscous Damping
Response of Structure under Support Motion
Determination of Force Transmitted to
Foundation
Dynamic response ratio
Beating phenomena
Duhamel’s Integral for Undamped system Chapter 4
Response of under constant force, Rectangular load, and
Structures under Triangular load
7-8
General Dynamic Duhamel’s Integral for damped system
Loading Response of structure by Direct Integration
Solution of the Equation of Motion
Construction of Response Spectra Chapter 5
9 Response Spectra Response Spectra for Support Excitation
Response for Elastic Design
Nonlinear Single-Degree-of-Freedom Model Chapter 6
Integration of Nonlinear Equation of Motion
Constant Acceleration Method
Nonlinear Structural
10-11 Linear Acceleration Step-by-step Method
Response
Newmark 𝛽 Method
Elastoplastic Behaviour of Single Degree of
freedom system
Free Vibration of a Development of Stiffness Equations for the Chapter 7
12
Shear Building Shear Building
Natural Frequencies and Normal Modes
Orthogonality Property of the Normal Modes
Modal Superimposition Method Chapter 8
Response of a Shear Building to Base Motion
Forced Motion of
13-14 Harmonic Force Excitation
Shear Buildings
Combining Maximum Values of Modal
Response
Shape Functions for Beam Elements Chapter 10
Dynamic Analysis of Development of Stiffness Matrix
15
Beams Inertial Properties for Lumped Mass
Inertial Properties for Consistent Mass
Time History Incremental Equations of Motion Chapter 16
Response of Multi- The Wilson- Method
16
Degree-of-Freedom Algorithm for step-by-step solution of Linear
Systems system using Wilson- Method