Dynamic measurements of in-place steel floors to assess vibration performance

Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 126-135

  Hanagan, Linda M ^a   Raebel, Christopher H ^a   Trethewey, Martin W ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Floors; Measurement; Modal analysis; Serviceability; Steel; Vibration

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC MEASUREMENTS; STEEL FLOOR SYSTEMS; STEEL FLOORS; STEEL JOISTS;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DATA ACQUISITION; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; MODAL ANALYSIS; STEEL; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TRANSDUCERS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

FLOORS;

EID: 14244256101     PISSN: 08873828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3828(2003)17:3(126)     Document Type: Article

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