Geodynamics - Courses - Continuing Education
Geodynamics
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Start date:
08.09.2025
Application deadline:
15.06.2025
Study form:
Online course with digital and onsite lectures
Location:
Trondheim
Tuition fees:
14000 Kr
Credits:
10
Course code:
BM6401
The course is closed for applications. You can see all our available courses on our website.
The course provides the necessary background for estimating the dynamic response of foundations and vibrations in soils.
This course is offered under two different course codes, but with joint teaching and a shared participant limit. Places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, so please register using this form to register.
Please note that you must also apply for admission to the course by clicking the "Søk dette kurset nå" button.
If you do not have a Norwegian social security number, fill out this online form to apply for admission to this course.
Geotechnical consultants and researchers with MSc degree or higher
- Basic theory for dynamic systems with one or many degrees of freedom.
- Wave propagation in elastic media.
- Vibration of footings and foundations on soils.
- Geotechnical earthquake engineering.
- Vibrations from traffic and construction activity.
- Parameters for soil dynamics determined by laboratory and field tests.
- Examples of numerical simulations using the Finite element method.
- Soil structure interaction and non-linear dynamic analyses
M.Sc. degree in geotechnical or structural engineering.
Tuition time and place
Online course with onsite lectures September 8-11 and October 27-30 and compulsory exercises.
Part 1: 8th to 11th September:
Basics of dynamics for soils, by Gudmund Eiksund and Ivan Depina
Modelling of vibrations in layered soils by Lars Vabbersgaard Andersen
Part 2: 27th to 30th October:
Geotechnical earthquake engineering, Geophysical soil investigation methods, Design according to EU codes, Seismic hazard assessment, Slope stability assessment, Soil structure interaction by Brian Carlton, Arnkjell Løkke and Dylan Mikesell
The lectures will be recorded and made available for registered participants. In person attendance is recommended to get full benefit from the exercise sessions.
Credit hours: 10 ECTS, – i.e. 1/3 of a full semester. Exercises (as homework) are compulsory if you take the course for credit. Participants are welcome to join only parts of the course.
Exam information
Home exam
Compulsory exercises must be passed before the exam. If there is a resit exam it might be an oral exam.
Course materials/literature
Recommended textbook: Steven Kramer: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, ISBN 0-13-374943-6, Prentice Hall 1996. Course notes and PowerPoint from NGI/NTNU will be made available.
Tuition fees: 14000 Kr
Tuition fee 14000 NOK
In addition, you must pay a semester fee
Phone: 73 59 52 60
Email: videre@ntnu.no