SUMMARYThe equations of motion of a rotor finite element subjected to six components of base excitation are developed by applying variational principles. The equations contain speed dependent *gyroscopic terms, base rotation dependent parametric terms and several forcing function terms which depend upon the linear accelerations, rotational accelerations and a combination of linear and rotational velocities. To evaluate the importance of various terms, seismic response characteristics of a rotating machine subjected to simulated base excitations are studied. It is observed that even for strong rotational inputs the parametric terms in the equation of motion can be ignored without affecting the response. The rotational input terms in the forcing function, however, are quite important and can be ignored only when they are not very strong. Since the problematic parametric terms can be ignored, one can use a generalied modal analysis approach.

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Amplitude and frequency content are two important features of earthquakes that are different for near and far-fault earthquakes and in most of the standards, the effects of near-field earthquakes in loading are not considered. Therefore, study and comparison of these effects on structures is necessary. In this paper, structural operation against near and far fault earthquakes for two near sites and two far sites is investigated. For this purpose and in order to achieve an operation point of a structural model with six staircases with a mean lateral bending frame resistant system seismic hazard information is analyzed with regards to special plan spectrums of 2 different sites using near and far faults. An evaluation of the effects due to near and far fault earthquakes based on the Iran's standard 2800 ranges on operation point and the comparison of operation effects of near and far fault spectrums with Iran's standard are results of this research work. After the presentation of results obtained from time history analyses, some suggestions are proposed for design correction based on the regulations in near -field earthquakes.

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