MABY5900 Master's Thesis Emneplan

The master's thesis is an independent scientific or industrial project carried out by a student or a group of students (max 2), with a minimal guidance of a faculty member in one of the key subject areas of the Master program in Civil Engineering (MABY) relevant to one of the chosen specialisations: Structural Engineering, Building Technology, Transport Infrastructure Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering and Smart Water Process and Infrastructure Engineering. MABY5900 builds upon the foundational work of MABY5000, and the thesis topic and supervisor are typically chosen during MABY5000, although changes can be made later. Should a change of supervisor be required, the course coordinator for the master's thesis is responsible for assisting the student in identifying and securing a new supervisor. Students who do not take MABY5000, such as those in the Smart Water Process and Infrastructure Engineering specialization, are required to select their thesis topics according to the guidelines specific to their specialization.

The master's thesis can be related to relevant issues within the respective industries or ongoing research projects at the department. Group work (max 2) is encouraged if the master's thesis is related to a large-scale industrial or research project. The master's thesis should adopt a scientific approach, and its results should contribute to the existing body of knowledge or explore innovative methods or topics. Guidelines for master's theses at the Faculty can be found here: Guidelines for master's theses at the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design - Student - minside (oslomet.no)

Language of instruction: English

The master's thesis builds on all the courses taught in the previous semesters. Students must have passed all their first-year exams before they are entitled to supervision on the work on their master's thesis.

Structures are often subjected to dynamic loads during their lifetime. This course aims to equip students with knowledge in structural dynamics, with particular emphasis on the building and bridge structures. The course is intended to provide necessary knowledge to determine the structural response to dynamic loads. Topics include single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) systems, response to harmonic loading, response to impulsive transient loading, numerical integration, element stiffness, mass and damping matrices, multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) systems, damping, and eigenvalue problems. Theoretical knowledge on structural dynamics will be supplemented by its application on different structural engineering problems such as vibration control, system identification, earthquake response.

Language of instruction: English

The master's thesis is an independent piece of work planned and carried out by a student or a group of students (max 2). The student is responsible for conducting and managing his/her own master's thesis, including contact with the supervisor. The master's thesis shall take the form of a dissertation of a scientific nature (eg monograph, research paper (review papers are not accepted), etc.) or project work (eg startup, software, prototype, etc.), original and specially created for this purpose, and an oral presentation.

If the master's thesis is conducted in cooperation with an external partner or during an exchange, the student(s) shall be assigned an external supervisor in addition to their internal supervisor and shall sign an agreement with the internal supervisor (contract provided on canvas) and external partner (agreements provided here: Student agreements |. Rights and duties - Student - minside (oslomet.no) .

There is no teaching offered in this course.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge:

The student has:

• knowledge to establish equation of motion for SDOF and MDOF systems
• knowledge to model structural damping
• knowledge to compute the key-concepts related to structural dynamics, such as natural frequencies, mode shapes, damping and vibration characteristics of structures.
• in-dept knowledge about the assumptions and limitations of the structural dynamics theory.

Skills:

The student

• is capable of recognizing physical phenomenon in the context of structural vibration
• can formulate the equation of motion for dynamics analysis of structures
• can establish necessary matrices for the equation of motion, stiffness, mass and damping matrix
• can calculate response from harmonic and transient loads
• can use computer programming tools (e.g. Matlab) to perform modelling and dynamic analysis of simple structural systems
• can conduct dynamic analysis using commercially available software.

General Competence:

The student is able to:

• design structures with the consideration of structural dynamics.
• solve engineering problems in the context of structural dynamics
• assess the need for dynamic analysis in structural design
• characterize the dynamic properties of a structure such as natural periods and mode shapes.

The teaching will consist of lectures and 3-4 voluntary exercises (written assignments or computer-based assignments).

None.

Part-exam consisting of:

1) Individual written exam under supervision (3 hours), weighted 60%.

2) Project report prepared in groups of 1-2 students, approx. 5000-7500 words, weighted 40%.

The exam can be appealed.

All assessment parts must be awarded a pass grade (E or better) in order for the student to pass the course. In the event of a resit or rescheduled exam, oral examination may be used instead. If oral exams are used for resit and rescheduled exams, the result cannot be appealed.

Assessment parts:

1) Written Exam: All printed and written aids and a calculator that cannot be used to communicate with others. Excel will be avaliable during the exam.

2) Project Report: All aids are permitted as long as rules for source referencing are followed.

Graded scale A-F.