Floor Vibration Design Methods for Timber, Steel and Concrete

This presentation introduces floor vibration design methods for the many structural floor framing materials with an emphasis is on designing for human comfort and sensitive equipment to walking excitations. We will review available guidelines available for wood, steel, and concrete framed floors. Vibration metrics discussed cover the spectrum from simpler deflection and frequency limits to more involved prediction of response magnitudes using finite element analysis and modal superposition methods. The presentation will conclude with an overview of a new U.S. Mass Timber Floor Vibration Design Guide, available from WoodWorks – Wood Products Council.

• Course will award 1.5 hours of continuing education
• This course is Diamond Review approved in 49 states. New York does not accept hours from recordings.

Speaker:

Dr. Breneman is a licensed Structural Engineer and Professional Engineer in the State of California, a PE in the State of Washington, and Senior Technical Director – Mass Timber Program Manager in the Project Resources & Solutions Division of WoodWorks. He received bachelor’s and master’s from the University of Florida and a doctorate from Stanford University. Scott has experience with structural design, seismic rehabilitation, and peer review of projects varying from single-family homes to high-rise hospitals. He is Past-President of the Structural Engineers Association of Central California, an associate member of the seismic subcommittee of ASCE 7 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, and a member of the PRG 320 CLT product standard committee. At WoodWorks, he provides project support and education to individuals designing wood buildings and oversees the development of technical educational content.

Andrew W. Taylor, Ph.D., S.E., FACI is an Associate at KPFF Consulting Engineers in Seattle, WA. Taylor has 30 years of experience in structural engineering research and practice, including seven years with the Building and Fire Research Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.  Taylor is a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute, a member of ACI Committee 318 – Structural Building Code, Chair of Subcommittee H on Seismic Provisions, and past chair of ACI Committee 374 – Performance-Based Seismic Design of Concrete Buildings.

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