| Abstract: | Models of buildings that illustrate dynamic resonance behavior when excited by hand are designed and built. Two types of buildings are considered, one with columns stronger than floors, the other with columns weaker than floors. Combinations and variations of these two types are possible. Floor masses and column stiffnesses are chosen in order that the frequency of the second mode is approximately five cycles per second, so that first and second modes can be excited manually. The models are expected to be resonated by hand by schoolchildren or persons unfamiliar with the dynamic resonant response of tall buildings, to gain an understanding of structural behavior during earthquakes. Among other things, this experience will develop a level of confidence in the builder and experimenter should they be in a high-rise building during an earthquake, sensing both these resonances and other violent shaking. |
| Genre: | Conference Paper |
| ProdID: | 70017331 |
| Citation Author: | Brady, A. Gerald |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | NIST Special Publication |
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| Citation Publisher: | Publ by Natl Inst of Standards & Technology |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Desk-top model buildings for dynamic earthquake response demonstrations; 1992; Conference Paper; NIST Special Publication; Brady, A. Gerald |
| Citation Start Page: | 435 |
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| Citation Year: | 1992 |
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| Text: | Desk-top model buildings for dynamic earthquake response demonstrations; 1992; Conference Paper; NIST Special Publication; Brady, A. Gerald |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Wed, 1 Jan 1992 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | Publ by Natl Inst of Standards & Technology |
