This is an introductory course on advanced computational methods for civil and coastal dynamical system analysis. The methods are potentially applied to coastal city vulnerability and resilience analysis, system modeling and updating, dynamical system identification, structural reliability and control, statistical analysis and uncertainty quantification, and more. Students will learn foundational knowledge and principles of advanced computational methods. Also, the students will be equipped with exploring state-of-the-art computational tools and methods to enter the corresponding research fields.

CILO-1: Derive the formulations and present the crux of the introduced computational methods. CILO-2: Construct the governing model of the concerned systems for computational analysis. CILO-3: Conduct the introduced computational methods for numerical simulation. CILO-4: Apply and explore advanced computational methods to analyze problems related to civil engineering and coastal environment.