SE 203AStructural Dynamics I

4 units · SE · UC San Diego

Response of discrete linear structural systems to harmonic, periodic and transient excitations. Lagrangian mechanics. Linearization of the equations of motion. Free and forced vibrations of multi degree-of-freedom structures. Normal mode, frequency response and numerical methods. Continuous systems.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “graduate standing or consent of instructor.”

What it opens up

Courses that list SE 203A as a prerequisite (4)

SE 203B Structural Dynamics II
SE 205 Nonlinear Mechanical Vibrations
SE 221 Earthquake Engineering
SE 243 Soil-Structure Interaction