Control of human induced floor vibrations

With the growing demand for open, column-free floor spaces and the advances in material strength, floor vibration serviceability criterion has been of growing importance within the past 20-30 years. All floor systems are flexible and when introduced to a dynamic loading respond in a vibratory manner. The issues with floor serviceability arise when the floor vibrates in an uncomfortable way when exposed to everyday loading, for example human footfall in an office building. Vibrating floors have been divided into 4 categories based on the perceptibility by humans: (a) vibration, though present, is not perceived by the occupants; (b) vibration is perceived but it does not annoy the occupant; (c) vibration annoys and disturbs; (d) vibration is so severe that it makes people sick. This thesis is focused on the control of human induced floor vibrations. In order to provide the reader with practical insight on the subject, a case study of an existing steel framed office building that experienced excessive and annoying floor vibrations will be discussed and analyzed.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2007

Author dc:creator

• Homen, Sean Manuel

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Jerome J. Connor.

• Civil and Environmental Engineering.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/38949

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/38949