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CE 746 Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering |
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Dynamics of discrete and continuous systems with application to soil dynamics: dynamic soil properties, analysis of foundation vibration, construction-induced vibration, dynamic soil-structure interaction. Geotechnical earthquake engineering: ground motion characteristics, dynamic response of soil sites, effect of local site conditions on design ground motion, liquefaction of soils.
3 credit hours. |
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Prerequisite |
Graduate standing in Civil Engineering, CE 443 Seepage, Earth Embankments and Retaining Structures or CE 440 Foundation Engineering or CE 548 Engineering Properties of Soils I or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
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| Course Objectives | This course is designed to provide an introduction to computational dynamics with application to Soil Dynamics and Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering. These include foundation vibration, dynamic soil structure interaction, construction-induced vibration, seismic ground motion, dynamic response of soil sites, and soil liquefaction. In this course, the students are expected to learn:
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| Course Requirements | The course requirements include regular assignments, one final exam, and a term project (with presentation) on a topic of your interest compatible with the general theme of the course. HOMEWORK Homework will be assigned to help you understand the material. You are encouraged to provide neat, well though-out write-ups for the assignments. Incomplete, messy and difficult to follow solutions will be penalized. PROJECT A term project is also required. The topics chosen by the students in consultation with the instructor are intimately related to the general theme of Computational Soil Dynamics and Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering developed in this course. The students are required to make an oral presentation and then to submit a written report. COURSE GRADING The following weights will be assigned: 1. Assignments 40% SOFTWARE The following computer programs/packages will be used:
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| References & Lecture Notes | Recommended reference books for this course are: Kramer, S (1996 ). Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Prentice-Hall. ISBN 0-13-374943-6. LECTURE NOTES Partially completed Lecture Notes are also provided. Supplementary materials are provided in the form of handouts.
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| Computer and Internet Requirements | NCSU has recommended minimum specifications for computers used for classes. Depending on your computer needs, we recommend your computer meet or exceed the following minimum specifications below. PCs must have an Intel-compatible 1 GHz processor, 512 MB RAM, 60 GB hard drive with 1 GB free space available, 256 Color Display, CD-ROM drive, 1024x768 (min.) video adapter, sound card, and speakers. The operating system should be Windows XP Pro. Real One Player Basic (available free online) and high speed Internet connection such as cable, DSL, T1 or LAN will be required for EOL courses. MAC users must have a G4 processor with firewire and USB factory built-in, 512 MB RAM, 60 GB with 1GB free space available, 256 Color Display, CD-ROM drive, 1024x768 (min) video adapter, sound card, and speakers. The operating system must be MacOS 10.4 (minimum) along with the above RealOne and Internet specifications above. For more detailed information on computer specifications and recommendations, please refer to our website at: http://engineeringonline.ncsu.edu/currentstudents/computeraccess.htm
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| Instructor | Dr. M. S. Rahman, Professor
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