PROJECT TITLE: KFSH & RC

DESCRIPTION: PACKAGE -C (EMS)

REF: LEVEL - 1
LOCATION : RIYADH
FLOOR VIBRATIONS FOR SENSITIVE EQUIPMENTS

FLOOR VIBRATIONS

ALLOWABLE FLOOR VIBRATIONS

10
ALLOWABLE ACCELERATION M/SEC2

Concrete strength
Concrete Unit wt.
Modulus of Elasticity
Dynamic Elastic Modulus (1.2Ec)
Slab Thickness
Poison Ratio
Superimpose Load
Slab self weight
Total weight
Span1
Span2
c = [E h3 g /(12(1-v2)q)]0.5
Natural Frequency of Floor = c /a2
Computer Modal Analysis
Arbitrary force applied
Deflection due to P

fc'

Ec
E
h

SL

35 Mpa
24 kN/m3
29910 Mpa
35892 Mpa
310 mm
0.2
23 Kpa
7.44 Kpa
30.44 Kpa
30440 N/mm2
9600 mm
9559 mm
2.E+08
3.15
5.92 Hz

q
q
a
b
c

5.966 Hz
100 kN
1.40268 mm

Floor Fundamental Frequency Used

fn

Flexibility Ratio p = /P

1.40E-02 mm/kN

Walker Weight

100 kg

Walking Speed = 100 Steps/min

Footfall Impulse Factor
Footstep Force Pulse Time
Maximum Force = Walker Weight x Footfall Impulse

0.1
0.01
0.001
0.0001
1

10
FREQUENCY (Hz)

FOOTSTEP FORCE PULSE TIM

40.0

4.0
fo=1/to (Hz)

5.97 Hz
0.4
0

1.7

50
100
150
200
Walking Speed (Steps/min)
FOOTFALL IMPULSE FACTOR

Fast
Fm/W

2.5

fo

5 Hz

Fm

1.67 kN

1.5
Fm/W
1
0.5

Maximum Displacement :
Xmax = Fm p fo2 / (2 fn2)

Xmax

8.22E-03 mm

Maximum Velocity
Vmax = 2fn Xmax

Vmax

3.08E-04 m/sec

0
0

50

100
150
Walking Speed (steps/min)

Ref:-Floor vibrations due to human activity, AISC (2003)

Maximum Acceleration
Amax = 2 fn Vmax
Aallowable

Amax
Aalow

0.0115 m/sec2
0.0220 m/sec2

O.K

SHEET No.

MADE

DATE

SR

25-02-10

Checked

DATE

ZA

26-02-10

Rev.

FLOOR VIBRATIONS (SIEMENS)

CELERATION M/SEC2

10
FREQUENCY (Hz)

100

TSTEP FORCE PULSE TIME

100
150
200
alking Speed (Steps/min)

250

300

OTFALL IMPULSE FACTOR

100
150
Walking Speed (steps/min)

o human activity, AISC (2003)

200

250