1. General characteristics#
1.1. Geometry#
It is a beam that is simply supported on its two supports [Figure 1.1-a].
Figure 1.1-a: structure geometry
1.2. Material properties#
Concrete: \(E=37272\mathrm{MPa}\), \(\nu =0.2\), \(\rho =2400\mathrm{kg}/{m}^{3}\)
steel: \(E=200000\mathrm{MPa}\), \(\nu =0.33\), \(\rho =7800\mathrm{kg}/{m}^{3}\)
damping: Rayleigh type (\(\alpha K+\beta M\)), with 5% on modes 1 and 2
1.3. Boundary conditions and loads#
Simple press in \(B\): \(\mathrm{dy}=0\)
Press « double » in \(A\): \(\mathrm{dx}=\mathrm{dy}=0\)
To avoid out-of-plane modes, the following degrees of freedom are blocked all over the beam: \(\mathrm{rx}=\mathrm{ry}=\mathrm{dz}=0\)
Loading: earthquake ac_s2_c_1 [Figure 1.3-a], in the \(\mathrm{OY}\) axis applied to both supports (signal amplification factor = 137).
NB: transverse reinforcements are not taken into account in the calculations
Figure 1.3-a: Accelerogram ac_s2_c_1 imposed on the structure