11.10 - Modal Participation Factor and Effective Mass
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Practice Questions
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What does the Modal Participation Factor measure?
💡 Hint: Think about modes during an earthquake.
How is Effective Modal Mass related to the overall mass of the structure?
💡 Hint: Consider the cumulative effect of modes.
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What does the Modal Participation Factor indicate?
💡 Hint: Think about what role modes play during seismic activity.
True or False: The Effective Modal Mass includes the contributions of all vibration modes.
💡 Hint: Consider if all modes are always included.
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Given a building with modes contributing participation factors of 0.4, 0.6, and 0.8, calculate the total effective modal mass if the mass for these modes is 5000 kg.
💡 Hint: Sum the contributions of each mode using their participation factors.
Discuss why analyzing only the fundamental mode might be insufficient for accurate seismic response modeling.
💡 Hint: Consider how higher modes interact with the fundamental mode.
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