The Commonality of Earthquake and Wind Analysis

Cevallos-Candau, P.J.; Hall, W.J.

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Title

The Commonality of Earthquake and Wind Analysis

Author(s)

• Cevallos-Candau, P.J.
• Hall, W.J.

Issue Date

1980-01

Keyword(s)

• Dynamic analysis
• modal analysis
• Wind engineering

Abstract

Earthquakes and wind loadings constitute dynamic effects that often must be considered in the design of buildings and structures. The primary purpose of this research study was to investigate the common features of general dynamic analysis procedures employed for evaluating the effects of wind and earthquake excitation. Another major goal was to investigate and develop a basis for generating response spectra for wind loading, which in turn would permit the use of modal analysis techniques for wind analysis in a manner similar to that employed for earthquake engineering. In order to generate wind response spectra, the wind loading is divided into two parts, a mean load treated as a static component and a fluctuating load treated as a dynamic component. The spectral representation of the wind loading constitutes a simple procedure for estimating the forces associated with the dynamic component of the gusting wind. Several illustrative examples are presented demonstrating the commonality.

Publisher

University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Series/Report Name or Number

Civil Engineering Studies SRS-472

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)

National Science Foundation Grants ENV 75-08456 and ENV 77-07190

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