Dining Area Vibration Values
Dining Area Vibration Values
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Im looking for Dining Area vibration values for a corporate dining hall and I think I will be going with "Assembly", however i wanted to see if anyone had a reference for this type of space or input.
Thoughts?
Accel. Limit 0.50%g
DL: 4 psf
LL: 2 psf
Damping Ratio: 0.02
Thoughts?
Accel. Limit 0.50%g
DL: 4 psf
LL: 2 psf
Damping Ratio: 0.02






RE: Dining Area Vibration Values
im really curious if there is a higher accel limit than 0.50%g recommended.
I go from W21x44 girders with W16x26 nrsmd to W24x55/W21x44's.
RE: Dining Area Vibration Values
Google for DNV Comfort Rules and you'll stumble upon them.
RE: Dining Area Vibration Values
RE: Dining Area Vibration Values
Would this document be of any help to you.
Regards
RE: Dining Area Vibration Values
I recall seeing a nearly identical example somewhere. Just becasue there is no annoying vibration (as far as public use or walkway area is concerned) does not mean that it will be an acceptable dining area.
The exact example (as I remember it) was a conversion of an existing public area (in a nice hotel) into a fancy restaurant. Dinners enjoying a nice dinner are much, much less tolerant of vibrations than folks walking around a public common area. It sort of ruins ambience I guess.
RE: Dining Area Vibration Values
For floor vibration it´s just enough to have the area loaded and some one walking. I have already test my theory on some one design.
So if you are designing on stee there are several recomendations:
AISC Design Guide 11 - Floor Vibrations Due To Human Activity
Structural Steel education Council - Design practice prevent floor vibration - Naeim
Earthquake Engineering in Australia, Floor vibration due human excitation - Saidi et al
Tips Designers floor vibration - Murray.
So like you can see on those papers and recomendations, the clue is the right beam. Not so light (big vibrations, low cost) or so heavy (no vibration, high cost).
It is just a standard procedure.
ajose
RE: Dining Area Vibration Values
Table D-3 is titled "Recommended Acceleration Limits for Vibrations due to Rhythmic Activities"
Occupancy Acceleration Limit
Office and Residential 0.4 to 0.7
Dining and weightlifting 1.5 to 2.5
Rythmic activity area
in office or residential bldg. 4 to 7
in stadium or arena 10 to 18
BA