5.9.3 - Inability to Capture Localized Deformations
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What does SDOF stand for?
💡 Hint: Think about how many degrees of freedom are being modeled.
Name one limitation of SDOF models.
💡 Hint: Consider how complex behaviors might not show up.
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What is a limitation of SDOF models?
💡 Hint: Think about what SDOF models focus on.
Localized deformations can lead to critical structural failures. (True/False)
💡 Hint: Consider how localized issues can cascade into larger problems.
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Critically analyze the performance of an SDOF model in predicting the behavior of a high-rise building during an earthquake. Discuss potential points of failure.
💡 Hint: Consider significant structural elements and their connections.
You have an SDOF model of a symmetric building. Identify how localized failures might occur in an asymmetric loading scenario and propose an alternative modeling approach to capture these.
💡 Hint: Think about how asymmetry affects load distribution.
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