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    This structural design report summarizes the verification of a residential building slab in Lagos, Nigeria. A finite element model was developed to determine the natural frequency of the floor slab. The model found the first mode of vibration to have a time period of 0.183 seconds, corresponding to a natural frequency of 5.46 Hz. Additional manual calculations determined a natural frequency of 4.24 Hz. Both frequencies exceed the minimum requirements of 3 Hz and 4.5 Hz to prevent resonance from human activity on the floor.

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    This structural design report summarizes the verification of a residential building slab in Lagos, Nigeria. A finite element model was developed to determine the natural frequency of the floor slab. The model found the first mode of vibration to have a time period of 0.183 seconds, corresponding to a natural frequency of 5.46 Hz. Additional manual calculations determined a natural frequency of 4.24 Hz. Both frequencies exceed the minimum requirements of 3 Hz and 4.5 Hz to prevent resonance from human activity on the floor.

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    This structural design report summarizes the verification of a residential building slab in Lagos, Nigeria. A finite element model was developed to determine the natural frequency of the floor slab. The model found the first mode of vibration to have a time period of 0.183 seconds, corresponding to a natural frequency of 5.46 Hz. Additional manual calculations determined a natural frequency of 4.24 Hz. Both frequencies exceed the minimum requirements of 3 Hz and 4.5 Hz to prevent resonance from human activity on the floor.

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    LUCREZIA RESIDENTIAL BUILDING DEVELOPMENT ON PLOT 4TH

    AVENUE AT BANANA ISLAND, IKOYI, LAGOSSTATE, NIGERIA.

    Structural Design Report – Verification of Slab

    April 2021

    Prepared by: Engr. Mohamed Ezzat


    Vibration Check

    As a preliminary check for vibration, a finite element model was developed using SAFE 2016.
    The purpose of the model was to determine the natural frequency of the floor when the slab
    vibrate.

    The parameters of the model were taken as follows:

     Mass Source: Own weight + superimposed dead loads + 10% of Live load (based on
    the recommendations of CRSI Design guide for Vibrations of Reinforced Concrete
    Floor Systems Section 4.1.3 [1])Figure 5.
     Dynamic Modulus of elasticity: 1.2 × 4700√f (based on the recommendations of CRSI
    Design guide for Vibrations of Reinforced Concrete Floor Systems Section 4.1.2 [1])
    and its consider 4700√f .
     Loading: given in Figure 4.

    The finite element model used yielded the first mode as vibration of the most critical
    cantilevered balcony with a time period of 0.183 sec. Figure 1 below shows the time period
    of the first mode along with the modal shape.

    The resulting natural frequency is ( 1/0.183 = 5.46 Hz )

    General guidelines such as those presented in AISC Facts for Steel Buildings Vibration suggest
    that a floor system should be designed with a natural frequency above 3 Hz to ensure it is not
    susceptible to resonance due to human activity [2]. Other references such as Structural
    Engineer’s Pocket Book by Fiona Cobb [2], suggest a minimum natural frequency of 4.5 Hz for
    similar reasons. The natural frequency of 5.46 Hz from the finite element model exceeds both
    minimum limits given above.

    Structural Design Report – Verification of Slab | April 2021


    Structural Design Report – Verification of Slab | April 2021
    Structural Design Report – Verification of Slab | April 2021
    Structural Design Report – Verification of Slab | April 2021
    An additional check for the natural frequency can be done using a preliminary manual
    calculation, as given below.

    Structural Design Report – Verification of Slab | April 2021


    *The maximum deflection 18 mm, The resulting natural frequency is (18/√1
    √18 = 4.24 Hz)

    References

    D. A. Fanella and M. Mota, Design Guide for Vibrations of Reinforced Concrete Floor
    Systems: A Design Guide Developed to Assist Structural Engineers with Vibration
    [1]
    Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Floor Systems, Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
    (CRSI), 2014.

    F. Cobb, Structural
    ural engineer's pocket book: Eurocodes, Boca Raton: CRC Press Taylor
    [2]
    & Francis Group, 2017.

    T. M. Murray, E. E. Ungar and D. B. Davis, AISC Facts for Steel Buildings Number 5 /
    [3]
    VIBRATION, American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), 2018.

    T. M. Murray, D. E. Allen, E. E. Ungar and D. B. Davis, Steel Design Guide 11:


    [4] Vibrations of Steel-Framed
    Steel Framed Structural Systems Due to Human Activity, American
    Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), 2016.

    Structural Design Report – Verification of Slab | April 2021

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