DYNAMIC
DYNAMIC
A two-story building frame is modeled as shown in Fig. 5.32. The girders are assumed to be rigid, and
the columns have flexural rigidities and with negligible masses. The stiffness of each column can be
computed as
EI2 1
Solution
𝑋22 𝑘2 1
𝑟2 = 2 = 2 =
𝑋1 −𝑚2 𝜔2 + 𝑘2 −1 − √3
𝑋11 cos(𝜔1 𝑡 + 𝜃1 )
𝑋11 𝑋11 cos(𝜔1 𝑡 + 𝜃1 )
{ 1} = { 1 } = { 𝑋11 }
𝑋2 𝑟1 𝑋1 cos(𝜔1 𝑡 + 𝜃1 ) ( ) cos(𝜔1 𝑡 + 𝜃1 )
√3 − 1
For the motion to be identical with the first normal mode, we need to have 𝑋12 =0
1
1 1 2
[{−𝑟1 𝑥1 (0)}2 + 2 {{−𝑟1 𝑥1 (0)}2 }] = 0
𝑟2 − 𝑟1 𝜔2
𝑥1 (0)
𝑥2 (0) = 𝑟1 𝑥1 (0) =
√3 − 1
𝑥1 (0)
𝑥2 (0) = 𝑟1 𝑥1 (0) =
√3 − 1
Problem 2
A two-story building is modeled as 2-DOF system and rigid floors as shown in the Figure 4.9.
Determine the top floor maximum displacement and base shear due to El-Centro, 1940 earthquake
ground motion using the response spectrum method. Take the inter-story stiffness, k =197.392 ×
103 N/m and the floor mass, m = 2500 kg and damping ratio as 2%.
Solution
Using equation (4.19), eigen values and eigen vectors can be obtained
as ω1 = 6.283 rad/sec and ω2 =12.566 rad/sec
0.5 −1
[𝜙1 ] = 𝑎𝑛𝑑 [𝜙2 ] =
1 1
Modal participation factors are given by
Similarly,
From the response spectra, (refer Figures 4.2 and 4.4 or Appendix-II)
1 0.204 40.16
2 -0.0214 -8.652
Exact Response
0.202 40.72
(from Example 3.6)
Problem 3
A three-story building is modeled as 3-DOF system and rigid floors as shown in Figure 4.12.
Determine the top floor maximum displacement and base shear due to El-Centro, 1940 earthquake
ground motion using the response spectrum method. Take the inter-story lateral
stiffness of floors i.e. k1 = k2= k3=16357.5 x 103 N/m and the floor mass m1 = m2= 10000 kg
and m3=5000 kg.
Solution
Finding eigen values and eigen vectors using the equation (4.19)
Implying that