Dynamic and seismic analysis of structures
The module focuses on competency-based learning, with learning stages and targets as well as TICs within an innovative educational environment:
- Dynamic analysis: free and forced vibrations of both single and multi-degree of freedom systems: harmonic, periodic, shock loading, shock absorbers, vibration alleviation, tuned mass dampers (TMD).
- Earthquake engineering: fundamentals of seismology; design of earthquake resistant structures and seismic retrofit.
Additional info
Required skills on Computational Mechanics, Simulation software such as MatLab and finite- element method based-software.
Main topics
- Single degree of freedom systems: free vs forced vibrations. Dynamic loading: harmonic, periodic. Vibration and Damping, vibration alleviation
- Shock and general loading. Numerical methods for obtaining the dynamic response. Random loading. Response spectra.
- Two degree of freedom systems.
- Multi-degree of freedom systems: equations, vibration frequencies and modes, mode superposition method.
- Vibration isolation, characterization of TMD.
- Frequency-domain response analysis.
- Earthquake engineering: fundamentals of seismology. Seismic risk and hazard.
- Earthquake resistant design. Seismic isolation systems. Modal response spectrum analysis.
- Spanish NCSE-02 and European EC-8 seismic codes.
- Earthquake Analysis of Bridge structures
Lecturers
PhD Mechanical Engineer. He has been lecturer of structural engineering courses at three schools of two universities: School of Mechanical Engineering (2003-2007) and School of Architecture (2009-2001), both at UCLM, and School of Civil Engineering at UPM (2012-). His specialization deals with the monitoring and instrumentation of structures, non-destructive testing and developments of systems for cancellation of vibrations.
PhD Civil Engineer. Director of Structural Engineering Group at UPM. He has specialized on the structural response under complex load states (fatigue, impact, time-dependent effects), bond and interaction between materials, utilization of fiber-reinforced-concrete, railway structures, instrumentation and experimental techniques.
PhD Civil Engineer. He is currently lecturer at UPM involved in courses of dynamics, experimentation and structural engineering. He has taken part in many experimental campaigns on laboratory real structures, including buildings, bridges, footbridges, dams, etc. He is member of Spanish Association for Structural Dynamics (AEDE).
Civil Engineer. He is currently reasearching in structural dynamics and vibrations of light-weight structures in service.