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Vibration

ACS 519 - Sound Structure Interaction - Acoustic radiation from and effects of fluid-loading on vibrating infinite and finite plates and shells. Acoustic transmission through and reflection from elastic plates and shells. Acoustic excitation of elastic plates and coupling between panels and acoustic spaces.

EMCH 412 - Experimental Methods in Vibrations - Systems of one or more degrees of freedom, mechanical vibrations, vibration properties of materials, vibration technique in nondestructive testing.

EMCH 516 - Mathematical Theory of Elasticity - Fundamental equations and problems of elasticity theory; uniqueness theorems and variational principles; methods of stress functions and displacement potential; applications.

EMCH 521 - Stress Waves in Solids - Recent advances in Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation; waves; reflection and refraction; horizontal shear; multilayer structure; stress; viscoelastic media; testing principles.

EMCH 525 - Structural Vibration and Radiation - Vibration response, propagation, transmission, and reflection in elastic structures; internal and external damping; fluid loading; impedance discontinuities; acoustic radiation.

EMCH 527 - Structural Dynamics - Dynamic behavior of structural systems; normal modes; input spectra; finite element representation of frameworks, plates, and shells; impedance; elastic-plastic response.

EMCH 528 - Experimental Methods in Vibrations - Investigation of one or more degrees of freedom, free and forced mechanical vibrations, vibration properties of materials, nondestructive testing.

EMCH 560 - Finite Element Analysis - General theory; application to statics and dynamics of solids, structure, fluids, and heat flow; use of existing computer codes.

EMCH 562 - Boundary Element Analysis - Numerical solution of boundary value problems using fundamental solutions; application to problems in potential theory, diffusion and elastostatics.

EMCH 570 - Random Vibrations in Structural Mechanics - Probability theory applied to random vibrations of linear and nonlinear systems; excitation by ground motion, turbulence, and noise; acoustic damping.

EMCH 597 - Advanced Finite Element Analysis - Non-linear and special theories for discrete formulation; computer aided study of stability and accuracy; special topics.

ME 554 - Experimental Modal Analysis - The development of structural dynamic models from experimental data, analytical and experimental vibration, analysis methods, laboratory techniques.

 

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