What is computational structural analysis?
This is the field of computational structural analysis, and is a core expertise of the Department of Structural Engineering and Building Materials and encompasses for example: Multi-physics modelling of concrete structures.
NLFEM modelling of concrete structures.
Modeling of cast-in and post-installed anchorage .
What is computational structural dynamics?
We analyze structural response to myriad dynamic, shock and or impact loads, assessing performance and safety, and quantifying damage potential..
What is the purpose of structural dynamic analysis?
Structural Dynamics Analyses:
Useful for assessing the structural response to vortex shedding (wind-induced excitation), mechanical system excitation (e.g., a pump), and provides insight into worst-case response to pedestrian-induced vibration..
What is the structural dynamic analysis method?
Structural Dynamics Analyses:
Frequency Response Analysis - A form of forced-response analysis where the excitation is harmonic (single frequency) and the structure responds linearly.
This analysis is used to determine the steady-state response at any location to harmonic excitation..
Why is structural dynamics important?
In civil engineering, an understanding of structural dynamics is important in the design and retrofit of structures to withstand severe dynamic loading from earthquakes, hurricanes, and strong winds, or to identify the occurrence and location of damage within an existing structure..
- Computational structural simulation involves development of mathematical models that describe the behavior of structural materials, components and systems.
- Structural Dynamics Analyses:
Frequency Response Analysis - A form of forced-response analysis where the excitation is harmonic (single frequency) and the structure responds linearly.
This analysis is used to determine the steady-state response at any location to harmonic excitation. - Structural dynamics researches the dynamics of systems or structures that have usually continuously distributed mass, damping, and stiffness parameters.
A continuous system has theoretically infinite number of degrees of freedom.
