Information Package / Course Catalogue
Structural Dynamics
Course Code: CE428
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Determining the behavior of structures under dynamic loads.

Course Content

Mathematical models of single-degree and multi-degree-of-freedom systems will be derived and solved under various dynamic loads.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Res. Assist. Yunus GÜNER
Learning Outcomes
1.Be able to derive mathematical model of structures.
2.Be able to analyze free vibration of SDoF systems
3.In SDoF system, be able to analyze forced vibration.
4.Be able to analyze free vibration of MDoF systems.
5.Be able to determine the mode shapes of MDoF systems.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Chopra, A.K., Dynamics of Structures, Fifth Edition, Pearson, 2020.
2.Yerlice V. ve Luş, H. Yapı Dinamiğine Giriş, 2. Baskı, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınevi, 2014.
3.Çatal, H.H. ve Yeşilce, Y. Yapı Dinamiği, Birsen Yayınevi, 2017.
4.Bai, Y. and Xu, Z.D. Structural Dynamics, Scrivener Publishing (Wiley), 2019.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to Structural Dynamics
Week 2 - Theoretical
Single Degree of Freedom (SDoF) Systems
Week 3 - Theoretical
Analysis of Free Vibration of SDoF Systems with/without Damping
Week 4 - Theoretical
Analysis of Free Vibration of SDoF Systems with/without Damping
Week 5 - Theoretical
Response to Harmonic Loading
Week 6 - Theoretical
Response to Harmonic Loading
Week 7 - Theoretical
Dynamic Amplification Coefficient and Resonance
Week 8 - Theoretical
Response to Periodic Loading
Week 9 - Theoretical
Response to Periodic Loading
Week 10 - Theoretical
Response to General Dynamic Loading
Week 11 - Theoretical
Response to General Dynamic Loading
Week 12 - Theoretical
Multi Degree of Freedom (MDoF) Systems
Week 13 - Theoretical
Multi Degree of Freedom (MDoF) Systems
Week 14 - Theoretical
Multi Degree of Freedom (MDoF) Systems (Free Vibration)
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Midterm Examination115217
Final Examination120222
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)123
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
4
5
OÇ-2
4
4
OÇ-3
4
4
OÇ-4
4
4
OÇ-5
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026