Abstract: Vibration problems in stadia are becoming more common due to increased structural slenderness and more lively dynamic crowd excitation. Unfortunately, there is very little guidance available to design engineers dealing ...

Abstract: Slender floor structures are becoming increasingly prone to excessive vibration due to human-induced walking excitation. To prevent discomfort of floor occupants and/or malfunctioning of sensitive equipment, it is necessary ...

Abstract: This is the first of two papers that present the results of a comprehensive and systematic study into the effects of false flooring on the vibration serviceability of long-span concrete floors. In this paper, advanced modal ...

Abstract: This is the second of two papers that present the results of a comprehensive and systematic study into the effects of false flooring on the vibration serviceability of long-span concrete floors. In this paper, controlled ...

Abstract: A novel mathematical modeling has been proposed to generate synthetic vertical force signal induced by a single person jumping. This model can replicate much of the temporal and spectral features of the real jumping loading ...

Abstract: A novel method has been outlined in the first part of this paper aimed at characterization of structure-borne sound transmission from a vibration source coupled via resilient mounts to a ...

Abstract: A method has been developed to characterize a vibration source when coupled via resilient mounts to a receiver structure. This two-step measurement procedure can deliver the mobility and free ...

Abstract: Nonstructural vertical partitions and cladding can have a significant effect on the vibration serviceability of floor systems. A typical modern office building, consisting of steel–concrete composite floor systems, was ...

Abstract: Floor openings and nonstructural full-height partitions are often ignored in both finite-element modeling of long-span office floors and calculations of vertical footfall-induced vibrations, despite quite a few research ...

Abstract: This paper presents results of a combined experimental and analytical approach to investigate modal properties of a lively open-plan office floor. It is based on state-of-the-art finite-element (FE) modeling, FRF-based ...