Structural Dynamics for Civil Engineers - SDOF systems

By Prof. Riya Catherine George | IIT Kanpur

Learners enrolled: 343 | Exam registration: 8

ABOUT THE COURSE : The theory of structural dynamics is introduced. The characteristics of Single Degree of Freedom Systems under dynamic loading are discussed in detail. Methods to evaluate the response of SDOF systems under various types of dynamic loading are taught. A brief introduction to Multi -DOF systems is also included.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Students of Civil, Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering

PREREQUISITES : Needs basic programming skills to solve some assignment questions.

INDUSTRY SUPPORT : Companies in the fields of Civil, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Summary

Course Status :	Upcoming
Course Type :	Elective
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	4 weeks
Category :	Civil Engineering
Credit Points :	1
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	17 Feb 2025
End Date :	14 Mar 2025
Enrollment Ends :	17 Feb 2025
Exam Registration Ends :	24 Feb 2025
Exam Date :	26 Apr 2025 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1 : Introduction to structural dynamics, SDOF, Free vibration – undamped and damped systems

Week 2 : Forced Vibrations – harmonic, periodic, arbitrary excitations

Week 3 : Numerical evaluation of dynamic responses, Earthquake excitations

Week 4 : Generalized SDOF systems, Introduction to Multi Degree of Freedom Systems

Thanks to the support from MathWorks, enrolled students have access to MATLAB for the duration of the course.

Books and references

1. Dynamics of Structures - Theory and Applications to Earthquake Engineering by Anil K Chopra, Pearson

2. Theory of Vibration by Thomson & Dahleh, Pearson

3. Dynamics of Structures By Clough & Penzien, McGraw Hill

4. Mechanical Vibrations by S.S. Rao, Pearson

Instructor bio

Prof. Riya Catherine George

IIT Kanpur

Dr. Riya Catherine George, holds a PhD degree from IIT Kanpur, in Civil Engineering. She is presently working as Assistant Professor at Hiroshima University, Japan. She has four years of industry experience with General Electric, Aviation division as structural engineer.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.

The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).

Date and Time of Exams: April 26, 2025 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.

Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.

The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.

Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 3 assignments out of the total 4 assignments given in the course.

Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

Please note that assignments encompass all types (including quizzes, programming tasks, and essay submissions) available in the specific week.

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kanpur .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- NPTEL team