14.7.2 - Avoiding Resonance in Design
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What is resonance?
💡 Hint: Think about how vibrating strings work in a musical instrument.
Name one method to avoid resonance in structural design.
💡 Hint: Consider how weight affects the swing of a pendulum.
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What leads to resonance in structures?
💡 Hint: Think about how musical instruments resonate.
Base isolators help to decouple the building from which forces?
💡 Hint: Imagine a tall building during a strong earthquake.
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Design a scenario for a multi-story building in a seismic zone. Outline how you would utilize mass alteration and dampers to avoid resonance.
💡 Hint: Think about how uneven weight distribution in a tall building can influence its stability.
Given a building has a natural frequency in the range of 2 Hz, what design changes could you recommend to ensure it avoids resonance with an earthquake recording a frequency of 2 Hz?
💡 Hint: Raising frequency requires strengthening the structure.
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