BUILDING VIBRATIONS FROM HUMAN ACTIVITIES

Vibrations due to human activities such as aerobics, audience participation, and gymnasium activities are discussed, and a number of vibration problems in concrete buildings are summarized. Acceleration limits, dynamic response to sinusoidal load, estimation of natural frequency, and determining the distributed load and floor weight are discussed. Remedial measures are suggested and include the following: do nothing; relocation; tuned dampers - not always succesful; partitions, and stiffening.

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• Authors:
  • Allen, D E
• Publication Date: 1990-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 66-73
• Serial:
  • Concrete International
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: American Concrete Institute (ACI)
  • ISSN: 0162-4075

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Building; Damping (Physics); Human factors; Vibration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Stiffening
• Old TRIS Terms: Partition; Remedies
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Materials; Safety and Human Factors; I32: Concrete;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00494835
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1990 12:00AM