Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering (Master's Course) Division of Advanced Science and Engineering Architecture Program
Lecture Code WSK20801 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 建築構造物振動特論
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ケンチクコウゾウブツシンドウトクロン
Subject Name in
English
Dynamics of Building-Structure
Instructor MIURA HIROYUKI,CHEN XINGCHEN
Instructor
(Katakana)
ミウラ ヒロユキ,チェン シンチェン
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Weds1-4
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive), Online (on-demand)
Lecture, excercise, presentation by students 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area(Area) 25 : Science and Technology
Course Area(Discipline) 14 : Architecture
Eligible Students The graduate school of engineering master's course
Keywords SDG_9, SDG_11 Seismic response of building/ Seismic response of grounds 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
This lecture presents various methods and related theories for evaluation of seismic response of building and grounds. 
Class Schedule Lesson 1: Ground motion amplification [Miura]
Lesson 2: Damping of soil [Miura]
Lesson 3: Dynamic soil properties [Miura]
Lesson 4: Ground response analysis [Miura]
Lesson 5: Practice of ground response analysis [Miura]
Lesson 6: Validation of ground motion predictions [Miura]
Lesson 7: Presentation by students [Miura]
Lesson 8: Presentation by students [Miura]
Lesson 9: Fundamentals of seismic response analysis of buildings [Chen]
Lesson 10: Modeling and analysis methods for seismic response of buildings [Chen]
Lesson 11: Definition and evaluation of various seismic responses [Chen]
Lesson 12: Example of building seismic response analysis [Chen]
Lesson 13: Practice of building seismic response analysis [Chen]
Lesson 14: Practice of building seismic response analysis [Chen]
Lesson 15: Presentation by students [Chen]
 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Notes are distributed in each class. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Text, Handouts
(More Details) Handwriting and powerpoint. 
Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, Post-class Report
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Lessons 1-6: Reading books on ground response analysis
Lessons 9-14: Reading books on dynamic analysis of building
Lesson 7, 8 and 15: Prepare and summarize presentations 
Requirements Required knowledge: basics on structural mechanics that can be obtained from “Architectural Structural Mechanics”,and “Fundamentals of Vibration Theory” in the undergraduate course. 
Grading Method Reports and presentations. 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
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Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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