Static and dynamic analysis are important ways to check how university buildings can stay safe and work well. They team up to make sure everything is secure.

Static Analysis:

1. What It Does: It looks at how buildings hold up under steady loads. This means loads that don’t change, like the weight of the building itself and people inside.
2. How It Works: It uses methods like Equivalent Static Load and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to figure things out.
3. Fun Fact: According to the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), static loads usually make up about 70% of what a university building has to handle.

Dynamic Analysis:

1. What It Does: It checks how buildings respond to changing loads. This includes forces from things like earthquakes, wind, and even people moving around.
2. How It Works: It uses methods like Modal Analysis and Response Spectrum Analysis to study these effects.
3. Fun Fact: Research shows that close to 40% of problems in educational buildings happen because dynamic effects weren't considered (according to FEMA).

How They Work Together:

1. Teamwork: Static analysis gives a strong base for understanding loads. Dynamic analysis helps improve how buildings perform when there are changes.
2. Example: Some buildings use the results from static analysis to make sure they are safe at the start. Then they add dynamic analysis to make the building tougher. This way, buildings can handle things like earthquakes, which affect about 20% of U.S. universities in areas with lots of seismic activity.

In summary, using static and dynamic analysis together creates strong designs. This helps make sure that university buildings are safe and can last a long time.