DESIGN TO PREVENT FLOOR VIBRATIONS

A method is described (suitable for design office use) to determine if a steel beam-concrete slab floor system falls into that category of vibrating floors where the vibration causes annoyance and disturbance. The method which was developed from tests and analyses of over 100 steel beam-concrete slab floor systems, consists of a human-perceptibility scale based on amplitude and frequency of floor motion caused by a heel-drop impact, foumulas for determining frequency and amplitude cased by a heel-drop impact, and guides for estimating damping. The three factors which determine human perceptibility to floor vibrations (frequency, initial amplitude, and damping) are discussed, the design procedure is outlined, and an example of application of the procedure is described.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Institute of Steel Construction

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  New York, NY  United States  10017
• Authors:
  • Murray, T M
• Publication Date: 1975-7

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 82-87
• Serial:
  • Engineering Journal
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: American Institute of Steel Construction
  • ISSN: 0013-8029

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Amplitude; Bridge decks; Concrete; Damping (Physics); Electromagnetic frequencies; Estimating; Floors; Formulas; Human factors; Perception; Ratios; Reinforced concrete; Slabs; Vibration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Steel beams
• Old TRIS Terms: Scale (Ratio)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00127505
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 14 1976 12:00AM