| Unit name | Seismic Analysis 3 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | CENG32400 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Alexander |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
Normally the successful completion of appropriate Level 2 Engineering units |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
By the end of this unit, successful students will be able to: understand the fundamentals of dynamic and seismic analysis of single and multi degree of freedom systems; derive the stiffness, load and mass matrices for simple structural finite elements; understand the operation of the important components of a finite element program; understand the characterisation of seismic loads; carry out a static and seismic analysis of a structure using a commercial computer programme.
