Schedule, syllabus and examination date

Course content

Analysis methods for response of systems with a single degree of
freedom when subjected to harmonic, impact and general loading.
Partial differential equations for time-dependent, continuum
mechanics systems. Energy methods, e.g., Rayleigh-Ritz method and the finite
element method, for predicting the dynamic behaviour of
systems with multi degrees of freedom. Numerical integration
of time-dependent problems.

Learning outcome

To provide a theoretical base for analysis and evaluation of structures subjected to dynamic loading.

Admission

PhD candidates from the University of Oslo should apply for classes and register for examinations through Studentweb.

If a course has limited intake capacity, priority will be given to PhD candidates who follow an individual education plan where this particular course is included. Some national researchers’ schools may have specific rules for ranking applicants for courses with limited intake capacity.

PhD candidates who have been admitted to another higher education institution must apply for a position as a visiting student within a given deadline.

Overlapping courses

9 credits with ME321 and ME351.

*The information about overlaps is not complete. Contact the department for more information if necessary.

Teaching

4 hours of lectures per week.

Examination

Three compulsory assignments need to be passed within given deadlines to be allowed to take the final exam.

Depeding on the number of students, the exam will be either oral or written.
What form the exam will take will be announced by the teaching staff within October 15th for the autumn semester and March 15th for the spring semester.

Rules for compulsory assignments at the Department of Mathematics

Doctoral candidates must deliver one extra obligatory exercise, which must be at an advanced level within the curriculum of the course, or be a theoretical extension of the curriculum of the course, and should preferrably relate the contents of the course to newer research literature. It may be required to give an oral presentation and/or deliver a written report. The exercise must be passed to be allowed to take the ?nal exam.

Examination support material

Permitted aids at the exam: Rottmann's formula list + approved calculator.
Information about approved calculators (Norwegian only)

Language of examination

Subjects taught in English will only offer the exam paper in English.

You may write your examination paper in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about the grading system.

Explanations and appeals

Resit an examination

Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are offered a postponed examination at the beginning of the next semester.

Re-scheduled examinations are not offered to students who withdraw during, or did not pass the original examination.

Special examination arrangements

Application form, deadline and requirements for special examination arrangements.

Evaluation

The course is subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students to participate in a more comprehensive evaluation.

Facts about this course

Credits
10
Level
PhD
Teaching

Spring. Taught according to demand and resources.

Examination

According to demand and resources.

Teaching language
English

The course is given in English. If no students have asked for the course in English within the first lecture, it may be given in Norwegian.