STRUCTURAL DYNAMIC IDENTIFICATION

OF PORTAL FRAME STRUCTURE

MATHAEUS ANAK JOHANI MA12089 SUPERVISOR: MOHD SHAHRIR BIN MOHD SANI
Advanced Structural Integrity and Vibration Research (ASIVR) Group ● Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
University Malaysia Pahang ● Pekan ● Pahang ● Malaysia

INTRODUCTION
Portal Frame Structure
• Portal frame are generally low-rise structures, comprising
columns and horizontal or pitched rafters, connected by
moment-resisting connections.
• Portal frame are very common as most constructional steel
used in Malaysia is in portal frame construction.
• Most of structure designing or building using steel or steel-
reinforced precast concrete.
• As it is very efficient for enclosing large volumes, therefore they
are often used for industrial, storage, retail and commercial
application as well as agriculture purposes.
SCOPES
• The main material used in designing and fabrication of the
portal frame structure is mild-steel (angle bar & flat bar).
• Type of joint connection used is bolted joint.
• The dynamic properties will be test using Finite Element
Analysis (FEA) using Nastran/Pastran Software.
• The modal testing will be perform using impact hammer test to
obtain the result of Experimental Modal Analysis (EMA).
• The boundary condition for the portal frame structure is fixed
(lower end part of the structure) and free (top part of the
structure).
METHODOLOGY

PROBLEM STATEMENT
The current trend of the building industry by which stronger but
more slender elements are designed, due to economical
consideration, contribute to the serious consideration of the
stability of structures due to type of connection or joints used and
also dynamic behavior of the structures. Portal frame are widely
used in the industrial sector and the possible of instability of these
frames has been raised concern.

OBJECTIVES
• To design and fabricate bolted joint portal frame structure.
• To determine modal properties (natural frequency, mode
shape and damping ratio) using Experimental Modal Analysis
(EMA) and carry out normal mode analysis using Finite CONCLUSION
Element Analysis (FEA).
• Vibration normal mode analysis of the bolted joint portal frame
• Comparing both Experimental Modal Analysis (EMA) and
structure can be perform using Experimental Modal Analysis
Finite Element Analysis (FEA) results.
(EMA) and Finite Element Analysis (FEA).
• Both EMA and FEA will be perform to get more effective result
and better summary.

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