Frequency response factor,

Rd =
Damping ratio for steel,
Y= 0.02

Frequency ratio, (w/wn) Rd w/wn Rd

Set Value of
0 1 0.798603 2.749985 2.75
Rd to -->
0.1 1.010093
0.2 1.04163
0.3 1.098806 Frequency Response curve
27 0.4 1.19026
26
25 0.5 1.33286
24
23 0.6 1.561403
22
21 0.7 1.957836
20
19 0.8 2.766868
Response factor, Rd

18
17 0.9 5.171153
16
15 0.905 5.418292
14
13 0.91 5.691144
12 0.915 5.993801
11
10 0.92 6.331245
9
8 0.925 6.709575
7
6 0.93 7.136334
5
4 0.935 7.620917
3
2 0.94 8.175131
1
0 0.945 8.813912
0 0.950.5 9.556261 1 1.5 2 2.5 3
Frequency
0.955 10.42638 ratio (w/w n )
0.96 11.45488
0.965 12.67962
0.97 14.14461
0.975 15.89327
0.98 17.94664
0.985 20.24893
0.99 22.56371
0.995 24.37183
1 25
1.005 24.13643
1.01 22.16119
1.015 19.75686
1.02 17.41621
1.025 15.35034
1.03 13.60041
1.035 12.13842
1.04 10.91797
1.045 9.893796
1.05 9.027621
1.055 8.288703
1.06 7.65285
1.065 7.101114
1.07 6.618621
1.075 6.193626
1.08 5.816785
1.085 5.480603
1.09 5.179014
1.095 4.90707
1.1 4.660701
1.2 2.259323
1.3 1.445177
1.4 1.039899
1.5 0.79908
1.6 0.640487
1.7 0.528758
1.8 0.446198
1.9 0.382979
2 0.333215
2.1 0.293166
2.2 0.260348
2.3 0.233047
2.4 0.210041
2.5 0.190442
2.6 0.173583
2.7 0.158959
2.8 0.146179
2.9 0.134936
3 0.124986
3.1 0.116132
3.2 0.108215
3.3 0.101103
3.4 0.094689
3.5 0.088882
3.6 0.083606
3.7 0.078797
3.8 0.0744
3.9 0.070369
4 0.066663
4.1 0.063248
4.2 0.060093
4.3 0.057173
4.4 0.054464
4.5 0.051946
4.6 0.049601
4.7 0.047414
4.8 0.04537
4.9 0.043458
5 0.041665
5.1 0.039983
5.2 0.038401
5.3 0.036913
5.4 0.03551
5.5 0.034187
5.6 0.032937
5.7 0.031755
5.8 0.030636
5.9 0.029576
6 0.028571
6.1 0.027616
6.2 0.026709
6.3 0.025846
6.4 0.025025
6.5 0.024242
6.6 0.023496
6.7 0.022784
6.8 0.022104
6.9 0.021454
7 0.020833
7.1 0.020238
7.2 0.019669
7.3 0.019124
7.4 0.018601
7.5 0.018099
7.6 0.017618
7.7 0.017155
7.8 0.016711
7.9 0.016284
8 0.015873
8.1 0.015477
8.2 0.015096
8.3 0.01473
8.4 0.014376
8.5 0.014035
8.6 0.013706
8.7 0.013389
8.8 0.013082
8.9 0.012786
9 0.0125
9.1 0.012223
9.2 0.011956
9.3 0.011697
9.4 0.011447
9.5 0.011204
9.6 0.01097
9.7 0.010742
9.8 0.010522
9.9 0.010308
10 0.010101
Instructions
1 Only change cells marked yellow
2 To reset the value of Rd to a predefined value, enter the value in cell H8 and click the button
3 To get the desired value of w/wn out of the two posible values, please set C8 cell to any nearest value and press the b
4 The value of w/wn converges to the nearest value Rd chosen in cell H8

3.5
arest value and press the button