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<p>The paper concerns the wide range of strategies used to protect structures against man-made dynamic excitation. The most popular approaches applied worldwide are compared, and the main differences and similarities are summarized. The literature studies are supported by the results of the measurements performed on different types of real structures, which are sensitive and insensitive to the dynamic load. To make the conclusions more general, various types of excitation forces are examined (long-term and short-term excitations, traffic load, and loads resulting from geotechnical works). The main issue raised in the paper is the problem of unequivocal and accurate assessment of the potential structure damage, based on the different legislations. It can be seen that the application of different codes can even result in opposite conclusions about the safety of the structure.</p>
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The paper concerns the wide range of strategies used to protect structures against man-made dynamic excitation. The most popular approaches applied worldwide are compared, and the main differences and similarities are summarized. The literature studies are supported by the results of the measurements performed on different types of real structures, which are sensitive and insensitive to the dynamic load. To make the conclusions more general, various types of excitation forces are examined (long-term and short-term excitations, traffic load, and loads resulting from geotechnical works). The main issue raised in the paper is the problem of unequivocal and accurate assessment of the potential structure damage, based on the different legislations. It can be seen that the application of different codes can even result in opposite conclusions about the safety of the structure.

Vibration monitoring of structures in the light of the Polish and international requirements

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology

Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica

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The paper concerns the wide range of strategies used to protect structures against man-made dynamic excitation. The most popular approaches applied worldwide...

Vibration monitoring of structures in the light of the Polish and international requirements

Article Category: Original Study

Published Online: Jun 27, 2023

Page range: 209 - 220

Received: Sep 20, 2022

Accepted: Apr 14, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sgem-2023-0008

Keywords
vibration monitoring, structure protection, seismic load

© 2023 Aneta Herbut et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Vibration monitoring of structures in the light of the Polish and international requirements

Article Category: Original Study

Published Online: Jun 27, 2023

Page range: 209 - 220

Received: Sep 20, 2022

Accepted: Apr 14, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sgem-2023-0008

Keywordsvibration monitoring, structure protection, seismic load

© 2023 Aneta Herbut et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
vibration monitoring, structure protection, seismic load