Floor response spectra with structure–equipment interaction effects by a mode synthesis approach

✍ Scribed by Luis E. Suarez; M. P. Singh

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1987
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 964 KB
• Volume: 15
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0098-8847
• DOI: 10.1002/eqe.4290150202

✦ Synopsis

A mode synthesis-based direct approach is presented to calculate seismic response of equipment supported on structures. The approach incorporates the effect of the dynamic interaction between the equipment and the supporting structure. The modal properties of the combined structure-equipment system are obtained by synthesizing the modal properties of the individual structures. The seismic input defined in terms of smoothed ground response spectra can be directly utilized in this approach. Both heavy and light equipment can be considered by the approach equally effectively. Numerical examples demonstrating the effectiveness of the proposed approach are presented.