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03.27.2014 | Floor Vibrations: Technical Background and AISC Design Guide 11, Part 2

Floor vibration due to human activity is a critical design consideration for steel framed floor systems, and the primary guidance is found in the AISC Design Guide 11 (DG11) Floor Vibrations Due to Human Activity. Part 2 includes a comprehensive example illustrating the use of DG11 Chapter 4. It also reports the results of a large study on the accuracy of DG11 Chapter 4. Part 2 explains DG11 Chapter 5 and provides an example evaluation. It ends with discussion of several problem floor remedial solution case studies.