Course | Postgraduate |
Semester | Sem. II |
Subject Code | AE623 |
Subject Title | Structural Dynamics |
Elements of analytical dynamics – discrete systems with multiple degrees of freedom – elastic and inertia coupling – natural frequencies and mode – free vibration response – uncoupling of equations of motion – modal analysis – forced vibration response – vibration isolation – vibration of continuous systems – differential equations and boundary conditions – longitudinal, flexural and torsional vibrations of one-dimensional structures – vibration analysis of simplified aircraft and launch vehicle structures – structural damping – free and forced response of continuous systems – introduction to concepts of nonlinear and random vibrations – elements of vibration testing and experimentation.
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