DESIGN TO PREVENTFLOORVIBRATIONS
What Controls the Magnitude of Vibrations?
Factors Influencing Perception:
How do these methods correlate?
Modified Reiher-Meister ScaleAnalysis Procedure
Modified Reiher-Meister ScaleExample
Murray's Acceptability CriterionAssumptions
Murray's Acceptability CriterionAnalysis Procedure
Murray's Acceptability CriterionAnalysis Procedure 2. Calculate Transformed Moment of Inertia
Murray's Acceptability CriterionAnalysis Procedure 3. Calculate the Natural Frequency
Murray's Acceptability CriterionAnalysis Procedure 3. Calculate the Natural Frequency
Murray's Acceptability CriterionAnalysis Procedure 7. Compute the required damping.
Murray's Acceptability CriterionIf the available damping can not be estimated
Design Example1. Estimate the total amount of damping available.
Design Example2. Calculate Transformed Moment of Inertia
Design Example3. Calculate the Natural Frequency
Design Example4. Compute the initial maximum amplitude of the beam, Aot.
Design Example5. Account for stiffness contribution of adjacent beams
Design Example7. Compute the required damping.
Canadian Standards Association
Canadian Standards AssociationExample
Wiss-Parmelee Rating FactorThe Formula
Wiss-Parmelee Rating FactorThe Criterion
Wiss-Parmelee Rating FactorExample
ASCE/ Ellingwood et. al. Criterion
ASCE/ Ellingwood et. al. Example
Floor VibrationfromRhythmic Activities
Vibration from Rhythmic ActivitiesFormulas
TABLE 5. Suggested design parameters for rhythmic events(based on Canadian research work)