Overview
This course presents the response spectrum method of earthquake response analysis/design of mechanical and electrical equipment and supports. Equipment and supports are modeled as a single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) system. No prior knowledge of structural vibration analysis or earthquake analysis is required to understand this course.
The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of ten (10) questions at the end of this course to earn PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- The response spectrum method of earthquake response analysis of equipment
- Modeling equipment and supports as a damped single-degree-of-freedom system
- Computation of natural frequency and the period of a SDOF system
- Calculating maximum acceleration, velocity, displacement and force using the response spectrum method
Course
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Earthquake Designs of Equipment and Supports
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