The course covers the dynamic loads on structures; equations of motion of linear single- and multiple-degree-of-freedom systems; free and forced vibrations; damping in structures; modal superposition and response history analysis; earthquake effects; provisions of the Turkish building earthquake code for seismic analysis.

The course aims to provide students with fundamental concepts of structural dynamics using a project-based and modular teaching model. These concepts will be discovered through team projects; hence, the students will connect the theory to real-life problems.