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SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
7CE486INTRODUCTION TO STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS3+0+03415.08.2025

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program CIVIL ENGINEERING
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course To introduce dynamic approaches in structural analysis.
To determine the dynamic properties of the systems.
To calculate the behavior of structural systems under any dynamic loading.
To provide preliminary information that leads to computation of the response of structural systems under earthquake loads.
Course Content Introduction to structural dynamics. Definition of static and dynamic forces. Modeling of dynamic systems. Concepts of period, frequency, damping, mode, degrees of freedom. Single degree of freedom systems. Free and forced vibration. Continuous systems. Multi degree of freedom systems. Modal analysis method. Modal mass, stiffness and damping concepts. Response spectrum concept. Introduction to earthquake behavior of structures.
Course Methods and Techniques Classes will be carried out as face-to-face lectures. Teaching is based on interactive learning, hence, individual participation is critical. Individuals will be expected to produce homework assignments in addition to the reading tasks. Technology will also be incorporated into the classroom procedures in order to create a better learning environment.
Prerequisites and co-requisities ( CE383 ) and ( MATH205 )
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Prof.Dr. KAMİL AYDIN kamil.aydin@agu.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Chopra AK, Dynamics of Structures: Theory and Applications to Earthquake Engineering, Prentice Hall, 5th Edition, 2019. Yerlici, V Luş, H, Yapı Dinamiğine Giriş, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınevi, İkinci Baskı, 2014. Turkish Building Earthquake Code 2018 (TBEC 2018).
Course Notes Course notes will be given to students.

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %25
Engineering %50
Field %25

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Quiz/Küçük Sınav 1 % 30
Ödev 5 % 30
Final examination 1 % 40
Total
7
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Araştırma Ödevi 8 4 32
Sınıf İçi Aktivitesi 3 14 42
Okuma 4 8 32
Araştırma 3 6 18
Yüz Yüze Ders 1 3 3
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 127

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Classify static and dynamic loads, systems and response of systems.
2 Describe the necessary modeling and parameters for a dynamic analysis.
3 Calculate these parameters
4 Apply dynamic behavior of SDOF and MDOF structural systems.
5 Analyze the earthquake response of SDOF and MDOF systems based on these behaviors.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 SDOF systems: Equation of motion and modelling
2 Free vibrations
3 Harmonic excitation
4 Forced vibration
5 Forced vibration 2
6 Seismic loading
7 MDOF systems: Equation of motion
8 Solution to MDOF systems
9 Free vibration in MDOF systems
10 Forced vibration in MDOF systems
11 Damping in MDOF systems
12 Response of MDOF systems under seismic loading
13 Response of MDOF systems under seismic loading
14 Turkish Building Earthquake Code

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11
C1 5 3 4 5 3 2 1 1
C2 5 4 4 5 3 2 1 1
C3 5 4 4 5 3 2 1 1
C4 5 4 4 5 3 2 1 1
C5 5 5 4 5 4 2 1 3 2

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

  
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