Course Information

Course title Soil Dynamics and Foundation Vibration

Semester 107-1
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF
Designated for CIVIL ENGINEERING,GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
DIVISION
Instructor MEEI-LING LIN
Curriculum Number CIE5014
Curriculum Identity Number 521 U0620
Class
Credits 3.0
Full/Half
Half
Yr.
Required/
Elective
Elective
Time Tuesday 2,3,4(9:10~12:10)
Remarks The upper limit of the number of students: 20.
Course Syllabus
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The contents of the course include:
(1) Introduction
(2) Fundamentals of vibration
(3) Stress wave propagation
(4) Introduction of seismology and earthquake
Course Description
(5) Applications of stress wave propagation and seismic survey
(6) Isolation of surface wave
(7) Dynamic soil behavior
(8) Soil liquefaction
(9) Introduction of vibrations of foundations
The objective of this course is to introduce the basic concept of soil
behavior and response when subjected to dynamic loadings such as
earthquake and machine foundation. The fundamental theories of
Course Objective
vibration and wave propagation are introduced. The measurements of
dynamic soil properties and dynamic soil behaviors are then
discussed. Accordingly, methods for analysis of dynamic
 geotechnical topics including soil liquefaction and vibrations of
foundations are illustrated.
Course Requirement Midterm exam and final exam
Office Hours
Text book: F.E. Richart, J. R. Hall & R.D. Woods, :”Vibrations of
Soil and
Foundation” 1970.
and
References Designated journal papers

References:
1. B.M. Das (2011): ”Fundamentals of Soil Dynamics”
2. R. Clough and J. Penzien (1983): “Structural Dynamics.”
F.E. Richart, J. R. Hall & R.D. Woods, :”Vibrations of Soil and
Foundation” 1970.
Designated reading
and
Designated journal papers

No. Item % Explanations for the conditions

Grading 1. mid term exam 50%
2. final exam 50%

Progress

Week Date Topic

Week 1 9/10~9/15 Introduction, Vibration motion
Week 2 9/16~9/22 Idealized single degree of freedom system, Free vibration
Week 3 9/23~9/29 Single degree of freedom system, Forced vibration
Week 4 09/30~10/06 Response to other loads and its exponential form
Week 5 10/07~10/13 Response analysis through frequency domain
Week 6 10/14~10/20 Stress wave propagation
Week 7 10/21~10/27 no class, TA session 10:00~11:00 am
Week 8 10/28~11/3 wave propagation in layered system and site amplification
Week 9 11/04-11/10 2-D Wave propagation,Seismic Survey
Week 10 11/11~11/16 Mid. ter exam on 11/13
Week 11 11/18~11/24 wave propagation in porous media, screening of surface wave
Week 12 11/25~12/01 Dynamic Soil Behavior
Week 13 12/2~12/8 Dynamic Soil Behavior and Design Equation
Week 14 12/9~12/15 Soil Liquefaction
Week 15 12/16~12/22 Simlified procedures for liquefaction potential evaluation
Week 16 12/23-12/29 Introduction to vibrations of foundations
Week 17 12/30-2019/01/05 no class