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Steel and Composite Structures
  Volume 40, Number 5, September10 2021 , pages 663-678
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/scs.2021.40.5.663
 


Experimental studies on vibration serviceability of composite steel-bar truss slab with steel girder under human activities
Liang Cao, Yongchao Tan and Jiang Li

 
Abstract
    In this study, the vibration serviceability of a composite steel-bar truss slab with steel girder system considering the human-structure interaction was investigated systematically through the on-site testing. Impulse excitations (heel-drop and jumping) and steady-state motions (walking and running) were performed to capture the primary vibration parameters (natural frequency, model shape, and damping ratio) and the distribution of peak accelerations. The composite floor possesses a low frequency of approximately 7.90 Hz and the damping ratio of ≈ 2.10%. The walking and running excitations by one person (single excitations) were considered to evaluate the vibration serviceability of the composite floor. The measured accelerations show a satisfactory vibration perceptibility. For design convenience and safety, a crest factor B rp (the ratio of peak acceleration to root-mean-square acceleration induced from an excitation) is proposed. Comparisons of the modal parameters determined from the tests (walking, running, heel-drop, and jumping) reveal there is an interaction exists between the human excitation and the composite floor. This interaction effect reduces the damping ratio of the composite floor.
 
Key Words
    composite floor; composite steel-bar truss slab; human-structure interaction; steel girder; vibration serviceability
 
Address
Liang Cao: Key Laboratory for Damage Diagnosis of Engineering Structures of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, China
Yongchao Tan: School of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410075, China
Jiang Li: School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
 

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