<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <article key="pdf/10156" mdate="2012-03-23 00:00:00"> <author>Joanna M. Duli艅ska and Maria Fabija艅ska</author> <title>Influence of NonStructural Elements on Dynamic Response of MultiStorey Rc Building to Mining Shock</title> <pages>222 - 227</pages> <year>2012</year> <volume>6</volume> <number>3</number> <journal>International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering</journal> <ee>https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10156</ee> <url>https://publications.waset.org/vol/63</url> <publisher>World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology</publisher> <abstract>In the paper the results of calculations of the dynamic response of a multistorey reinforced concrete building to a strong mining shock originated from the main region of mining activity in Poland (i.e. the LegnicaGlogow Copper District) are presented. The representative time histories of accelerations registered in three directions were used as ground motion data in calculations of the dynamic response of the structure. Two variants of a numerical model were applied the model including only structural elements of the building and the model including both structural and nonstructural elements (i.e. partition walls and ventilation ducts made of brick). It turned out that nonstructural elements of multistorey RC buildings have a small impact of about 10 on natural frequencies of these structures. It was also proved that the dynamic response of building to mining shock obtained in case of inclusion of all nonstructural elements in the numerical model is about 20 smaller than in case of consideration of structural elements only. The principal stresses obtained in calculations of dynamic response of multistorey building to strong mining shock are situated on the level of about 30 of values obtained from static analysis (dead load).</abstract> <index>Open Science Index 63, 2012</index> </article>