TY - JOUR
T1 - Dynamic amplification factors for a system with multiple-degrees-of-freedom
AU - Chao, Zhang
AU - Hong, Hao
AU - Kaiming, Bi
AU - Xueyuan, Yan
N1 - Funding Information:
This paper was prepared during the author’s stay at the Centre for Infrastructural Monitoring and Protection (CIMP) at Curtin University. This work was supported by the National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (51508102), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2018M631292), and the Beijing Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2018-ZZ-032). Financial support was also provided by the China Scholarship Council (CSC) (201406655012).
Funding Information:
This paper was prepared during the author?s stay at the Centre for Infrastructural Monitoring and Protection (CIMP) at Curtin University. This work was supported by the National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (51508102), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2018M631292), and the Beijing Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2018-ZZ-032). Financial support was also provided by the China Scholarship Council (CSC) (201406655012).
Funding Information:
Supported by: National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) under Grant No. 51508102, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation under Grant No. 2018M631292, and the Beijing Postdoctoral Science Foundation under GrantNo. 2018-ZZ-032. Financial support was also provided by the China Scholarship Council (CSC) under Grant No. 201406655012 Acknowledgement
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Administration.
PY - 2020/4/1
Y1 - 2020/4/1
N2 - It is well-known that the responses of a structure are different when subjected to a static load or a sudden step load. The dynamic amplification factor (DAF), which is defined as the ratio of the amplitude of the vibratory response to the static response, is normally used to depict the dynamic effect. For a single-degree-of-freedom system (SDOF) subjected to a sudden dynamic load, the maximum value of DAF is 2. Many design guidelines therefore use 2 as an upper bound to consider the dynamic effect. For a civil engineering structure, which is normally a multiple-degrees-of-freedom (MDOF) system, the DAF may exceed 2 in certain circumstances. The adoption of 2 as the upper bond as suggested by the design guidelines therefore may lead to unsafe structural design. Very limited studies systematically investigate the DAF of a MDOF system. This study theoretically investigates the DAF of a MDOF system when it is subjected to a step load based on the fundamental theory of structural dynamics. The condition on which the DAF may exceed 2 is defined. Two numerical examples and one experimental study of a cable-stayed bridge subjected to sudden cable loss are presented to illustrate the problem.
AB - It is well-known that the responses of a structure are different when subjected to a static load or a sudden step load. The dynamic amplification factor (DAF), which is defined as the ratio of the amplitude of the vibratory response to the static response, is normally used to depict the dynamic effect. For a single-degree-of-freedom system (SDOF) subjected to a sudden dynamic load, the maximum value of DAF is 2. Many design guidelines therefore use 2 as an upper bound to consider the dynamic effect. For a civil engineering structure, which is normally a multiple-degrees-of-freedom (MDOF) system, the DAF may exceed 2 in certain circumstances. The adoption of 2 as the upper bond as suggested by the design guidelines therefore may lead to unsafe structural design. Very limited studies systematically investigate the DAF of a MDOF system. This study theoretically investigates the DAF of a MDOF system when it is subjected to a step load based on the fundamental theory of structural dynamics. The condition on which the DAF may exceed 2 is defined. Two numerical examples and one experimental study of a cable-stayed bridge subjected to sudden cable loss are presented to illustrate the problem.
KW - dynamic amplification factors (DAF)
KW - multiple-degrees-of-freedom (MDOF)
KW - step load
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U2 - 10.1007/s11803-020-0567-9
DO - 10.1007/s11803-020-0567-9
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85083655354
SN - 1671-3664
VL - 19
SP - 363
EP - 375
JO - Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration
JF - Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration
IS - 2
ER -