Análise de vibrações em sistemas estruturais para pisos mistos com joists submetidos a atividades humanas rítmicas

Abstract

The increasing incidence of building vibration problems due to rhythmic activities led to need of a specific design criterion for rhythmic excitations. This was the main motivation for the development of a design methodology centred on the structural system dynamical response submitted to dynamic loads due to human rhythmic activities. This dissertation investigated the dynamic behaviour of composite floor (steel- concrete) subjected to the human rhythmic activities. The used dynamic loads were obtained through experimental tests with individual carrying out rhythmic and non-rhythmic activities. The proposed analysis methodology adopted the usual mesh refinement techniques present in the finite element method (FEM) simulation implemented in the ANSYS program. The investigated structural system was used in a restaurant facility with an adjacent dancing area. The floor system consists of long span joist supported by concrete block walls. The floor effective weight was estimated including people dancing and dining. The floor effective weight was estimated to be equal to 3.6 kPa, including 0.6 kPa for people dancing and dining. The effective composite moment of inertia of the joists, was selected based on its required strength, ie: 1.1x106 mm4. The parametric study considered correlation between analytical and numerical results found in literature. The peak acceleration values were compared to limits proposed by design codes, based on human comfort and those values were not satisfied. Such fact indicated that these rhythmic activities could generate peak accelerations that surpass design criteria limits developed for ensuring human comfort.