Estudo do conforto humano em pisos mistos (aço-concreto) submetidos a ações humanas rítmicas.

Abstract

The present dissertation investigates the dynamic behaviour of composite floors (steel-concrete) in multi-storey buildings when subjected to the human rhythmic activities, considering human comfort aspects. The dynamic loads were obtained through experimental tests with individuals carrying out rhythmic and non-rhythmic activities such as stimulated and non-stimulated jumping and aerobics. The investigated structural model was based on several building composite floors. The structural systems are composed of a composite (steel/concrete) solution made of an I steel profile and a reinforced concrete slab. The proposed analysis methodology adopted the usual mesh refinement techniques present in the finite element method simulations implemented in the ANSYS program. A parametric analysis was developed, using three different building composite floors with two, three and four storeys. The parametric study considered correlations between analytical and numerical results found in the technical literature. The results, in terms of maximum accelerations (peak accelerations) were compared with the limits proposed by design recommendations. The results indicated that the limits suggested by design recommendations are not satisfied. Such fact shows that these rhythmic activities may generate peak accelerations that violates design criteria when the human comfort is considered. It was verified that these dynamic loads generate considerable perturbations on adjacent areas. The influence caused by dynamic actions in adjacent floors near to the place where the load was applied also can compromise the human comfort.