Abstract
dc:description.abstractA displacement-based Rayleigh-Ritz finite element model is developed to simulate the static and dynamic behavior of stiffened plates. By con1paring natural frequency, time-history, and power density predictions with experimental results, it is shown that the model can be used to predict the vibratory behavior of wood floor systems constructed With either solid-sawn joists, I-Joists, or parallel-chard-trusses. Furthermore. using the model. it is shown that appropriate structural modifications can be used to improve the performance of wood floor systems by increasing natural frequency and reducing peak time-history velocity. Using the techniques described. a design example is included that indicates ho,v floor acceptability can be achieved.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph. D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- doctoral
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Wood Science and Forest Products
- Department dc:contributor.department
- Wood Science and Forest Products
- Grantor dc:publisher
- Virginia Tech
- Year dc:date.issued
- 1997
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Kalkert, Robert E.
- Chairs dc:contributor.committeechair
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- Woeste, Frank E.
- Dolan, James Daniel
- Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
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- Holzer, Siegfried M.
- Murray, Thomas M.
- Kline, D. Earl
- Meirovitch, Leonard
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- In Copyright
- Licence dc:rights.uri
- Language dc:language.iso
- en
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Dc Identifier Other
- etd-10032007-172140
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/39585