4.11.2 - Response Spectrum Analysis
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What is Response Spectrum Analysis?
💡 Hint: Think about how engineers ensure safety against earthquakes.
What does SDOF stand for?
💡 Hint: Consider how we simplify structures for analysis.
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What does Response Spectrum typically illustrate?
💡 Hint: Think about what aspect of structures during events we are trying to analyze.
True or False: RSA only applies to Multi Degree of Freedom systems.
💡 Hint: Remember the definition of SDOF.
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A 15-story building is modeled as an SDOF system with a natural frequency of 2 Hz. If a seismic event has a frequency of 2 Hz as well, what phenomenon would occur and what design considerations should be employed?
💡 Hint: Think back to how a swing moves more when pushed at the same frequency.
Using given response spectrum data, calculate the expected maximum acceleration for a building with a period of 0.5 seconds. The response spectrum data shows a peak acceleration of 1.2g at that period. What does this mean for the design?
💡 Hint: Consider how g relates to forces experienced by the building.
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