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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/10848| Title: | Introduction to the computation of response spectrum for earthquake loading |
| Authors: | Computer-Aided Structural Engineering Project (U.S.) Ebeling, Robert M., 1954- |
| Keywords: | Dynamics Earthquake engineering Response spectra Structural dynamics |
| Publisher: | Information Technology Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Technical report (U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station) ; ITL-92-4. |
| Description: | Technical Report Abstract: This technical report presents an introduction to the computation of a linear response spectrum for earthquake loading and defines the terms associated with response spectra. A response spectrum is a graphical relationship of maximum values of acceleration, velocity, and/or displacement response of an infinite series of elastic single degree of freedom (SDOF) systems subjected to time dependent dynamic excitation. This report reviews the formulation and solution of the equation of motion for a damped linear SDOF system subjected to time dependent dynamic excitation. Due to the irregular nature of the acceleration time histories that have been recorded during earthquakes, numerical methods are used to compute the response of SDOF systems during the course of developing response spectra. The fundamentals of the solution of the equation of motion for SDOF systems are also described. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/10848 |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report |
