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C.M.R. Gaspar¹, J.G. Santos da Silva², W.D. Varela³ and L.F. Costa Neves⁴

¹Civil Engineering Post-graduate Programme, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
²Structural Engineering Department, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
³Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
⁴Civil Engineering Department, University of Coimbra, Portual

doi:10.4203/ccp.102.3

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C.M.R. Gaspar, J.G. Santos da Silva, W.D. Varela, L.F. Costa Neves, "Human Comfort Analysis and Vibration Control of Steel-Concrete Composite Floors subjected to Human Rhythmic Activities", in , (Editors), "Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 3, 2013. doi:10.4203/ccp.102.3

Keywords: composite floors, dynamic analysis, finite element modelling, human comfort, excessive vibrations, vibration control.

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The main objective of this paper is to investigate the dynamic behaviour of building steel-concrete composite floors when subjected to human rhythmic activities. The investigated structural model was based on a steel-concrete composite floor spanning 10m by 10m, with a total area of 100m2. This system represents a typical interior floor bay of a commercial building for gym purposes, and designed according to the usual ULS and SLS Eurocode provisions. The peak accelerations found in the present numerical analysis indicated that the investigated floor presented problems related to human comfort. Hence, it was detected that this type of structure can reach high vibration levels that can compromise user comfort. In addition, the use of a tuned mass damper system (TMD) was simulated in order to improve the human comfort.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Proceedings ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 102 PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CIVIL, STRUCTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING COMPUTING Edited by: Paper 3 Human Comfort Analysis and Vibration Control of Steel-Concrete Composite Floors subjected to Human Rhythmic Activities C.M.R. Gaspar¹, J.G. Santos da Silva², W.D. Varela³ and L.F. Costa Neves⁴ ¹Civil Engineering Post-graduate Programme, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ²Structural Engineering Department, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ³Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ⁴Civil Engineering Department, University of Coimbra, Portual doi:10.4203/ccp.102.3 purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper C.M.R. Gaspar, J.G. Santos da Silva, W.D. Varela, L.F. Costa Neves, "Human Comfort Analysis and Vibration Control of Steel-Concrete Composite Floors subjected to Human Rhythmic Activities", in , (Editors), "Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 3, 2013. doi:10.4203/ccp.102.3 Keywords: composite floors, dynamic analysis, finite element modelling, human comfort, excessive vibrations, vibration control. Summary The main objective of this paper is to investigate the dynamic behaviour of building steel-concrete composite floors when subjected to human rhythmic activities. The investigated structural model was based on a steel-concrete composite floor spanning 10m by 10m, with a total area of 100m2. This system represents a typical interior floor bay of a commercial building for gym purposes, and designed according to the usual ULS and SLS Eurocode provisions. The peak accelerations found in the present numerical analysis indicated that the investigated floor presented problems related to human comfort. Hence, it was detected that this type of structure can reach high vibration levels that can compromise user comfort. In addition, the use of a tuned mass damper system (TMD) was simulated in order to improve the human comfort. purchase the full-text of this paper (price £20) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £65 +P&P)
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