Soil Dynamics

Code:

MMSEG1102

Acronym:

DS

Instance: 2004/2005 - 1T

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Civil and Georesources Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MMSEG	5	Oficial 2000	1	1	5	-
PMSEG	12	Oficial2004	1	1	5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Program

Theory of vibration; single-degree-of-freedom systems; free and forced vibration response, with and without damping; multi-degree-of-freedom systems; modal analysis; response spectra and power spectra. Basic seismic engineering concepts; definition of seismic action; accelerograms; response and power spectra; generation of artificial accelerograms; influence of local conditions; maps of seismic risk; selection of design earthquakes. Dynamic properties of soils; laboratory and field tests. Dynamic response of soil masses; horizontal soil layers; viscoelastic continuum models; transfer function; modal analysis; simplified nonlinear models; discrete models; a note on soil-structure interaction. Soil liquefaction; reports of accidents; evaluation of the liquefaction potential; settlement prediction for saturated sands; liquefaction models.