6.9 - Response Spectra Concept
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Practice Questions
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What does the response spectrum indicate?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens during an earthquake.
Define the term 'damping ratio'.
💡 Hint: Consider how an object stops moving after being shaken.
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What is the purpose of a response spectrum?
💡 Hint: Focus on what response spectra actually visualize.
True or False: Damping has no effect on the response of a structure during an earthquake.
💡 Hint: Consider the purpose of damping in real-world structures.
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Create a hypothetical scenario where an SDOF system exhibits high damping. Explain how this would affect its response spectrum.
💡 Hint: Think about how energy dissipation changes with different damping levels.
Evaluate how the characteristics of ground motion influence the shape of the response spectrum for a given SDOF. Provide a brief explanation.
💡 Hint: Consider how different earthquake types might change structural responses.
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