CE 521 Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (Graduate Course)
Spring 2024, Spring 2021, Spring 2018, Spring 2017
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In this class, students learn equations of motion, D’Alembert, Lagrange, transfer functions, and have fun with it. The secret is, one of their homework is to build their own structural dynamics sensor, which they will use it to learn dynamics. We call these sensors Low-cost Efficient Wireless Intelligent Sensors (LEWIS), courtesy of Dr. Ali Ozdagli. Students are given with all the parts and they will develop their own structural dynamic project that demonstrates damping attenuation with water talks, earthquake protection of buildings, or rocket sensing. We are very lucky to be invited by the Sandia Peak Tramway for another homework where the students estimate the natural frequency of the tramway car after crossing tower 1 with their LEWIS1. Students compete at the end of the semester to show their worth in structural dynamics.
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