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STEEL BEAM FLOOR VIBRATION ANALYSIS

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Input Parameters
Description:
Floor Width (perp to beams)
ft
Floor Length (perp to girders)
ft
Deck Properties:
pcf
Concrete Density
Concrete Strength
psi
Concrete thickness above ribs
in
Deck thickness
in
Beam Properties:

Example 4.4 Ex 4.6 Revised

90
60
105
84
110
4000
3.25
2
W18X35

Section area
Section depth
Moment of Inertia
Beam weight
Beam span
Beam spacing
Girder Properties:

User1

W21X50

Section area
Section depth
Moment of Inertia
Girder weight
Girder span
Adjacent Bm span-enter zero
if interior edge girder
Loading Information:
Non slab, deck & beam dead load
Total floor system dead load
Live load for dynamic analysis
Vibration Analysis Parameters:
Damping ratio,
Drop load, Po
Peak Acceleration (% of gravity):

110
3000
1.5
1

10.30
17.70
510
35
35
10

in
in
in4
plf
ft
ft

Example 4.8
Example 4.10
30
90
105
35
110
4000
3.25
2
W18X35

1.63
26.78
339
13.2
28
2.5
W30X90

110
4000
3.25
2
W18X35

10.30
17.70
510
35
35
10
W21X50

10.30
17.70
510
35
35
10
W21X50

in2
in
in4
plf
ft
ft

14.70
20.80
984
50.0
30
35

26.40
29.50
3610
90.0
20
28

14.70
20.80
984
50.0
30
35

14.70
20.80
984
50.0
30
0

psf
psf
psf

5.0
49.5
11

3.0
28.6
11

5.0
49.5
11

5.0
49.5
11

lbs

Office, Residential or Church - B=0.03

0.03
0.03
0.03
65
65
65
0.50%
0.50%
0.50%

0.03
65
0.50%

Beam Effective Panel Wt Factor: Cj

Girder Effective Panel Wt Factor: Cg

2
1.8

2
1.8

1
1.8

2
1.8

Coef. for Continuity of Beams:

Coef. for Continuity of Girders:

1.5
1

1
1

1.5
1

1
1

0.48%
4.03
N/A

0.24%
#11.14
61.4

0.63%
3.96
N/A

0.74%
4.54
N/A

Output Parameters - Results

Peak Acceleration (% of gravity):
First Natural Frequency:
Hz
Floor stiffness
kips/in

denotes peak acceleration exceeds max recommended

# denotes > 9Hz - Therefore, floor stiffness needs to be >= 5.7 k/in
Okay - Floor stiffness is greater than 5.7 k/in

Calculations
Beam mode properties
Effective slab width
1.35 Ec dynamic concrete modulus
modular ratio
n
centroid of section
/y
Ij
transformed moment of inertia
uniform distributed beam load
wj
beam deflection
j
beam fundamental frequency
fj
average concrete thickness
de
Ds
I per unit width in slab direction
Dj
I per unit width in beam direction
2/3 Floor Width
effective beam panel width
Bj
weight of beam panel
Wj
Girder Mode Properties
average Lj
effective slab width
1.35 Ec dynamic concrete modulus
modular ratio
n
average concrete thickness
de
/y
centroid of section
Ig
transformed moment of inertia
uniformly distributed girder loadin
wg
Lg / Bj
Girder deflection
g
Adjusted girder deflection
g'
girder fundamental frequency
fg
Dj
I per unit width in beam direction
Dg
I per unit width in girder direction
2/3 Floor Width
effective girder panel width
Bg
girder panel weight
Wg
Lj

fn
W
W
ap / g

Combined Mode Properties

Floor fundamental frequency
equivalent floor panel weight
units of lbs.
acceleration % of gravity

ft
ksi
in
in4
plf
in
Hz
in
in4/ft
in4/ft
ft
ft
kips

ft
ft
ksi
in
in
in4
plf
in
in
Hz
in4/ft
in4/ft
ft
ft
kips

Hz
kips
lbs

10.0
3115
9.31
0.837
1833.5
604.6
0.384
5.71
4.25
8.25
183.3
60.0
32.24
102.3

2.5
2698
10.75
3.499
609.1
99.0
0.078
12.70
2.00
0.74
243.6
40.0
13.17
14.6

10.0
3115
9.31
0.837
1833.5
604.6
0.384
5.71
4.25
8.25
183.3
20.0
16.12
51.2

10.0
3115
9.31
0.837
1833.5
604.6
0.384
5.71
4.25
8.25
183.3
60.0
32.24
68.2

35.00
12.0
3115
9.31
4.25
0.347
3280.5
2166.0
0.93
0.415
0.386
5 49
5.49
183.3
93.7
70.0
63.9
118.6

28.00
8.0
2698
10.75
2.00
8.693
6429.0
1199.2
1.52
0.023
0.023
23 24
23.24
243.6
229.6
56.0
36.5
31.3

35.00
12.0
3115
9.31
4.25
0.347
3280.5
2166.0
1.86
0.415
0.415
5 49
5.49
183.3
93.7
70.0
63.9
118.6

17.50
6.0
3115
9.31
4.25
2.055
2891.5
1108.0
0.93
0.241
0.224
7 21
7.21
183.3
330.5
23.3
23.3
44.3

4.03
110.5
3314.0
0.0048

11.14
18.4
553.2
0.0024

3.96
86.2
2585.2
0.0063

4.54
59.4
1782.2
0.0074

0.035
16971607
3.50
1.85
0.0065
0.0035
0.0023
0.0047
48.0

0.067
20926687
11.20
2.88
0.0101
0.0035
0.0003
0.0037
61.4

0.035
16971607
3.50
1.85
0.0065
0.0035
0.0023
0.0047
48.0

0.035
16971607
3.50
1.85
0.0065
0.0035
0.0026
0.0048
46.5

Stiffness Criterion
de / S
Lj4 / It
Lj / S
Neff
oj
jp
gp
p
Kfloor

Number of effective beams

Single beam static deflection
Beam static deflection
Girder static deflection (.225k)
Total static deflection
Floor stiffness (>5.7 k/in)

in
in
in
in
kips/in

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Peak Acceleration

10

0.1

0.01
1

10

100

First Natural Frequency

Example 4.4

Ex 4.6 Revised

Example 4.8

STEEL BEAM GRAPH

Outdoor footbridges, rhythmic activities
Indoor footbridges,malls, dining & dancing
Offices, churches & residences
ISO Baseline

Example 4.10

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STEEL JOIST FLOOR VIBRATION ANALYSIS

Input Parameters
Description:
Floor Width (perp to joists)
ft
Floor Length (perp to girders)
ft
Deck Properties:
Concrete density
pcf
Concrete strength
psi
Concrete thickness above ribs
in
Deck thickness
in
Joist Properties:
Joist designation
Joist depth
Joist span
Total load capacity
Joist spacing
Joist seat depth

Example 4.6 Ex 4.6 Revised

60
60
84
84

in
ft
plf
ft
in

Ex 4.6 Rev3
60
84

110
3000
1.5
1

110
3000
1.5
1

110
3000
1.5
1

110
3000
1.5
1

30k8
30
28
550
2.5
2.5

18k6
18
28
346
2.5
2.5

26k6
26
28
508
2.5
2.5

28k6
28
28
548
2.5
2.5

W30X90

Girder Properties:

Ex 4.6 Rev2
60
84

W21X44

W30X90

W27X84

in
in
in4
plf
ft
ft

26.40
29.50
3610
90.0
20
28

13.00
20.70
843
44.0
20
28

26.40
29.50
3610
90.0
20
28

24.80
26.70
2850
84.0
30
28

psf
psf
psf

5.2
28.6
11

4.9
28.6
11

4.9
28.6
11

5.0
28.7
11

lbs

0.03
65
0.50%

Joist Effective Panel Wt Factor: Cj

Girder Effective Panel Wt Factor: Cg

2
1.6

2
1.6

2
1.6

2
1.6

1
1

1
1

1
1

1
1

0.44%
9.37#
44.5

1.16%
5.98
N/A

0.52%
8.86
N/A

0.50%
6.35
N/A

Section area
Section depth
Moment of Inertia
Girder weight
Girder span
Adjacent joist span-enter zero
if interior edge girder
Loading Information:
Non slab,deck & joist dead load
Total floor system dead load
Live load for dynamic analysis
Vibration Analysis Parameters:
Damping ratio,
Drop load, Po
Peak Acceleration (% of gravity):

Coef. for Continuity of Joists:

Coef. for Continuity of Girders:

Office, Residential or Church - B=0.03

0.03
0.03
65
65
0.50%
0.50%

0.03
65
0.50%

Output Parameters - Results

Peak Acceleration (% of gravity):
First Natural Frequency:
Hz
Floor stiffness
kips/in

denotes peak acceleration exceeds max recommended

# denotes > 9Hz - Therefore, floor stiffness needs to be >= 5.7 k/in
Okay - Floor stiffness is greater than 5.7 k/in

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Calculations
Joist mode properties
Effective slab width
1.35 Ec Dynamic concrete modulus
Modular ratio
n
Joist allowable tensile strength
Area bottom chord
Ab
Area top chord
At
Joist centroid from top
Yc
Ic
Moment of inertia - chords
Approx joist weight
Centroid of section
/y
Icomp Transformed moment of inertia
Lj/d
Joist span to depth ratio
Cr

Ieff
Effective moment of inertia
Uniform distributed joist load
wj
Joist
deflection
j
Joist fundamental frequency
fj
Average concrete thickness
de
Ds
I per unit width in slab direction
Dj
I per unit width in joist direction
2/3 Floor Width
Effective joist panel width
Bj
Weight of joist panel
Wj
Girder Mode Properties
Average Lj
Lj
Effecti e slab width
Effective
idth
1.35 Ec Dynamic concrete modulus
Modular ratio
n
Average concrete thickness
de
/y
Centroid of section
Ig
Transformed moment of inertia
Ig
Adjusted moment of inertia
Uniformly distrib girder loading
wg
Lg / Bj
Girder deflection
g
Adjusted girder deflection
g'
Girder fundamental frequency
fg
Dj
I per unit width in joist direction
I per unit width in girder direction
Dg
2/3 Floor Width
Effective girder panel width
Bg
Girder panel weight
Wg

fn
W
W
ap / g

Combined Mode Properties

Floor fundamental frequency
Equivalent floor panel weight
Units of lbs.
Acceleration % of gravity

Stiffness Criterion
de / S
Lj4 / It
Lj / S
Neff Number of effective joists
oj
Single joist static deflection
Joist static deflection
jp

ft
ksi
psi
in
in
in
in4
plf
in
in4

in4
plf
in
Hz
in
in4/ft
in4/ft
ft
ft
kips

ft
ft
ksi
in
in
in4
in4
plf
in
in
Hz
in4/ft
in4/ft
ft
ft
kips

Hz
kips
lbs

in
in

2.5
2698
10.75
30000
0.726
0.908
13.39
356.18
7.8
3.500
626.3
11.2
0.79
0.26
430.7
99.1
0.110
10.67
2.00
0.74
172.3
40.0
14.36
15.9

2.5
2698
10.75
30000
0.779
0.974
8.06
131.35
8.4
2.144
250.9
18.7
0.89
0.13
201.6
98.9
0.234
7.31
2.00
0.74
80.7
40.0
17.36
19.2

2.5
2698
10.75
30000
0.778
0.972
11.61
283.60
8.3
3.189
504.7
12.9
0.83
0.20
372.7
98.9
0.127
9.94
2.00
0.74
149.1
40.0
14.88
16.5

2.5
2698
10.75
30000
0.777
0.971
12.50
330.41
8.3
3.448
581.6
12.0
0.82
0.23
415.7
99.2
0.114
10.49
2.00
0.74
166.3
40.0
14.48
16.1

28.00
80
8.0
2698
10.75
2.00
10.184
7361
4548
1200
1.39
0.033
0.033
19.54
172.3
162.4
56.0
32.5
27.8

28.00
80
8.0
2698
10.75
2.00
5.045
2398
1232
1152.1
1.15
0.116
0.116
10.38
80.7
44.0
56.0
37.2
30.6

28.00
80
8.0
2698
10.75
2.00
10.184
7361
4548
1197.9
1.34
0.033
0.033
19.56
149.1
162.4
56.0
31.3
26.8

28.00
12 0
12.0
2698
10.75
2.00
7.340
6736
3821
1194.6
2.07
0.196
0.196
7.98
166.3
136.5
56.0
50.4
64.5

9.37
18.7
560.2
0.0044

5.98
23.0
690.5
0.0116

8.86
18.6
558.2
0.0052

6.35
46.8
1403.3
0.0050

0.067
29594844
11.20
2.96
0.0142
0.0048

0.067
63211585
11.20
3.26
0.0304
0.0093

0.067
34196602
11.20
3.00
0.0165
0.0055

0.067
30660385
11.20
2.97
0.0147
0.0050

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gp
p
Kfloor

Girder static deflection (.225k)

Total static deflection
Floor stiffness (>5.7 k/in)

in
in
kips/in

0.0005
0.0051
44.5

0.0018
0.0102
22.0

0.0005
0.0057
39.3

0.0020
0.0059
37.8

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Company
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City
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JOB TITLE

job title

JOB NO.

SHEET NO.

CALCULATED BY

DATE

CHECKED BY

DATE

100

Peak Acceleration

10

0.1

0.01
1

10

100

First Natural Frequency

Example 4.6

Ex 4.6 Revised

Ex 4.6 Rev2

STEEL JOIST GRAPH

Outdoor footbridges, rhythmic activities
Indoor footbridges,malls, dining & dancing
Offices, churches & residences
ISO Baseline

Ex 4.6 Rev3