Research into building vibrations
Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2003.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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| author | Floresca, Diane Lee Bosuego, 1979- |
| author2 | Jerome J. Connor. |
| author_facet | Jerome J. Connor. Floresca, Diane Lee Bosuego, 1979- |
| author_sort | Floresca, Diane Lee Bosuego, 1979- |
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| description | Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2003. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/295502019-04-12T21:40:14Z Research into building vibrations Floresca, Diane Lee Bosuego, 1979- Jerome J. Connor. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Civil and Environmental Engineering. Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2003. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 63). Underground and surface arteries for vehicle or railway traffic can create vibrations that travel to nearby buildings. These vibrations can cause structural damage or human discomfort. Displacement time histories collected from buildings abutting the central surface artery were used to drive mathematical models so that asphaltic and polymeric bearings could be studied as possible passive mitigators of such vibrations. Neither material attenuated vibrations to below threshold levels for human annoyance, but they could dampen levels to resist structural damage if enough material was used to bring the apparent natural frequency away from the range characteristic of traffic vibration. In addition, for resonant cases, the materials did not create enough damping force to counter the inertia of heavy structures, because the materials were too stiff and the displacements and velocities too small. For new construction, it is suggested that these vibrations should be prevented from entering the foundation area by surrounding the foundation with a concrete wall or absorbent foam blocks. For retrofits, polymeric or asphaltic pads could be used and would be relatively easy to install. by Diane Lee Bosuego Floresca. M.Eng. 2006-03-24T16:01:21Z 2006-03-24T16:01:21Z 2003 2003 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/29550 52723200 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 63 leaves 2166087 bytes 2165895 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Civil and Environmental Engineering. Floresca, Diane Lee Bosuego, 1979- Research into building vibrations |
| title | Research into building vibrations |
| title_full | Research into building vibrations |
| title_fullStr | Research into building vibrations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Research into building vibrations |
| title_short | Research into building vibrations |
| title_sort | research into building vibrations |
| topic | Civil and Environmental Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/29550 |
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