CIVE 345 - Engineering Dynamics and Fundamentals of Seismicity

Units: 3
Kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies with applications of Newton’s second law. Analysis of structural members and systems subject to dynamic loads. Introduction on the basis and application of dynamics in earthquake engineering and structural design for seismicity.

Prerequisites: PHYS 135, ENGR 220
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Create and design the free-body diagram for a particle or for a rigid body in plane motion.
Explain the basic concepts of force, mass and acceleration, of work and energy, and of impulse and momentum.
Explain the geometry of the motion of particles and plane motion of rigid bodies.
Understand the real-world application of dynamics and earthquake loading in civil engineering.