
Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
Vibrations in a multi-storey lightweight building structure:
Influence of connections and nonstructural mass
L.V. Andersen & P.H. Kirkegaard
Department of Civil Engineering, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
ABSTRACT: This paper provides a quantification of the changes in vibration level that can be expected in
a lightweight multi-storey wooden building due to reduced connection stiffness or added nonstructural mass.
Firstly, the impact of changes in the floor-to-wall connections is examined. ...