Eliminate perceptible floor accelerations in your buildings. Don't blindly economize
every pound of steel out of your floor systems! That's the message delivered in the
article here (142K PDF) in
the March 2001 issue of AISC's Modern Steel
Construction magazine by Thomas M. Murray. Also, take a look at the transcript of
an online chat with Tom here
(56K PDF) in the September 2001
issue of AISC's Modern Steel
Construction magazine. The design issues and implications are covered in Floor Vibrations Due to Human Activity (1997). And before
you throw steel construction with heavier floors out summarily, take a look at our feature
Economy in Steel -- A Practical Guide, which will
show you that more weight does not necessarily mean higher cost (please
read it; we think you'll be happy you did).
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