Platform for dynamic tests: preliminary studies, design and construction
This paper is about the design and construction of a platform for dynamic tests especially with people jumping, walking, etc. Initially it was tried to find out projects already implemented in platforms and dynamic tests and to study the loads produced by movement of people on slabs and the structur...
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| description | This paper is about the design and construction of a platform for dynamic tests especially with people jumping, walking, etc. Initially it was tried to find out projects already implemented in platforms and dynamic tests and to study the loads produced by movement of people on slabs and the structural response to these loads. The limits established by different standards have been also studied for these dynamic responses, taking into account the ultimate limit state, as well as the structure in service, since the human body is very sensitive to structural vibrations. Parametric studies were performed considering various configurations of slabs (different spans, thicknesses and conditions of support) have been done, looking for a configuration that could have natural frequency close to the frequencies of the human loads. The slab should have dimensions compatible with the available physical space, fundamental frequency below 5 Hz and maximum immediate deflection compatible with the indications of the Brazilian standard NBR6118: 2007. Based on these criteria was chosen a rectangular structure consists of a solid reinforced concrete rectangular slab studded in two opposite edges of steel beams with shear connectors type U. The other two edges are free. The steel beams supporting the slab, in turn, are supported on eight metal profiles (two in each corner of the slab) that are supported on two to two short columns of steel profile H. Profiles U in steel are welded to four columns, forming a horizontal frame. Numerical analysis of the dynamic test platform have been performed for free and forced vibration, for obtaining the natural frequencies and corresponding vibration modes, considering the self-weight of the structure and the load that simulates people's weight. After obtaining a structural configuration that fulfilled the stipulated requirements, the design of the slab taking into account the recommendations of the Brazilian standard NBR6118: 2007. The platform was built and has been done a preliminary experimental study to obtain the first natural frequencies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a1d8140b72184d26a5efdacb829bd60d2022-12-21T17:56:37ZengInstituto Brasileiro do Concreto (IBRACON)Revista IBRACON de Estruturas e Materiais1983-419561557410.1590/S1983-41952013000100004S1983-41952013000100004Platform for dynamic tests: preliminary studies, design and constructionJ. E. Campuzano0R. de Castro1S. Ávila2G. Doz3Universidade de BrasíliaUniversidade de BrasíliaUniversidade de BrasíliaUniversidade de BrasíliaThis paper is about the design and construction of a platform for dynamic tests especially with people jumping, walking, etc. Initially it was tried to find out projects already implemented in platforms and dynamic tests and to study the loads produced by movement of people on slabs and the structural response to these loads. The limits established by different standards have been also studied for these dynamic responses, taking into account the ultimate limit state, as well as the structure in service, since the human body is very sensitive to structural vibrations. Parametric studies were performed considering various configurations of slabs (different spans, thicknesses and conditions of support) have been done, looking for a configuration that could have natural frequency close to the frequencies of the human loads. The slab should have dimensions compatible with the available physical space, fundamental frequency below 5 Hz and maximum immediate deflection compatible with the indications of the Brazilian standard NBR6118: 2007. Based on these criteria was chosen a rectangular structure consists of a solid reinforced concrete rectangular slab studded in two opposite edges of steel beams with shear connectors type U. The other two edges are free. The steel beams supporting the slab, in turn, are supported on eight metal profiles (two in each corner of the slab) that are supported on two to two short columns of steel profile H. Profiles U in steel are welded to four columns, forming a horizontal frame. Numerical analysis of the dynamic test platform have been performed for free and forced vibration, for obtaining the natural frequencies and corresponding vibration modes, considering the self-weight of the structure and the load that simulates people's weight. After obtaining a structural configuration that fulfilled the stipulated requirements, the design of the slab taking into account the recommendations of the Brazilian standard NBR6118: 2007. The platform was built and has been done a preliminary experimental study to obtain the first natural frequencies.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1983-41952013000100004&lng=en&tlng=endynamic testsnatural frequencyslabsinduced vibrations |
| spellingShingle | J. E. Campuzano R. de Castro S. Ávila G. Doz Platform for dynamic tests: preliminary studies, design and construction Revista IBRACON de Estruturas e Materiais dynamic tests natural frequency slabs induced vibrations |
| title | Platform for dynamic tests: preliminary studies, design and construction |
| title_full | Platform for dynamic tests: preliminary studies, design and construction |
| title_fullStr | Platform for dynamic tests: preliminary studies, design and construction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Platform for dynamic tests: preliminary studies, design and construction |
| title_short | Platform for dynamic tests: preliminary studies, design and construction |
| title_sort | platform for dynamic tests preliminary studies design and construction |
| topic | dynamic tests natural frequency slabs induced vibrations |
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