Abstract
The prediction of vibration transmission in collapsed and fragmented reinforced-concrete buildings has the potential to inform decisions about the possibility to detect human survivors trapped in buildings after earthquakes by using structure-borne sound propagation. This paper focuses on the development and experimental validation of finite element models for two reinforced concrete beams subjected to surface-to-surface contact conditions. Finite element models of two free-free supported reinforced concrete beams were developed in Abaqus and validated against the results of experimental modal analysis. Predictions are shown for surface-to-surface contact between two beams and compared with experimental results in terms of eigenfrequencies and mode shapes.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 1649-1656 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 21 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 45th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering: Towards a Quieter Future, INTER-NOISE 2016 - Hamburg, Germany Duration: Aug 21 2016 → Aug 24 2016 |
Conference
| Conference | 45th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering: Towards a Quieter Future, INTER-NOISE 2016 |
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| Country/Territory | Germany |
| City | Hamburg |
| Period | 8/21/16 → 8/24/16 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016, German Acoustical Society (DEGA). All rights reserved.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Acoustics and Ultrasonics
Keywords
- Experimental modal analysis
- Finite element methods
- Modal assurance criterion