Delivering low-vibration environments in laboratory structural design

• Nick Simpson ^[1] ; James Hargreaves ^[2] ; Rob Harrison ^[3]
  1. [1] Senior Engineer, Ove Arup & Partners, Bristol
  2. [2] Associate Director, Ove Arup & Partners, Birmingham
  3. [3] Senior Engineer, Ove Arup & Partners, Manchester

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• Localización: The Structural Engineer: journal of the Institution of Structural Engineer, ISSN 1466-5123, Vol. 97, Nº. 2, 2019, págs. 32-37
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Demand for scientifi c laboratories and research facilities has led to many new buildings being designed now or recently completed.

    These laboratories support fi elds of research including laser-based work, physics, life science and materials science. The equipment and processes used in laboratories often work at very fi ne levels of detail. As a result, they can be very sensitive to vibration – including vibration that is far below the perceptible threshold for building users.

    This technical article forms an introduction to this subject, includes a discussion of the main vibration issues that confront structural engineers, and explains how they can be addressed.