Building dynamics

For safe and sustainable structures

Structural dynamics deals with the movements and vibrations of buildings under dynamic loads such as traffic, machinery, and people. It analyzes the effects of these forces on buildings, humans, and sensitive equipment to ensure their operation and well-being. The goal is to create robust structures that are fit for their intended purpose through innovative solutions and precise calculations.

Our Expertise in Building dynamics

Consulting

With modern, more streamlined construction methods, sensitivity to dynamic impacts increases. Additionally, sensitive environments such as data centers or research laboratories require particularly low-vibration conditions. Sustainable timber constructions are also especially prone to vibrations.

Your Benefits:

  • Assessment and Forecasting of Vibration Impacts: Modern construction methods increasingly allow for more slender structures, which are, however, more sensitive to dynamic excitations. Consulting helps to assess and forecast vibration impacts in order to develop appropriate protective measures.
  • Development of Tailored Solutions: The consulting service offers customized solutions for specific challenges, such as designing site-appropriate building structures and special foundations.
  • Safe and Cost-Efficient Structures: A key customer benefit of consulting in structural dynamics lies in the precise identification and optimization of dynamic loads and vibrations. Our experts analyze specific issues and develop tailored recommendations. This leads to increased safety and durability of structures as well as optimized costs and resource usage.

Assessment

Our experts prepare assessments for you on the dynamic serviceability of buildings and structures. We support you with well-founded evaluations and forecasts of vibration impacts, as well as the development of suitable protection and mitigation measures. Our expertise includes the analysis and simulation of vibrations in various construction projects to ensure the safety and functionality of the structures.

Your benefits:

  • Well-founded evaluation and forecasting: Our assessments identify potential issues at an early stage and describe appropriate protective measures to ensure the safety and functionality of the structures.
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration: Working closely with experts from various fields (e.g., building physics, electromagnetic compatibility) enables a holistic approach and consideration of different protection goals. This leads to optimized planning and implementation of mitigation strategies.
  • Cost-effectiveness: Our assessments always strike a balance between the most technically sound and the most economically viable solution. This means that the proposed measures not only meet the highest technical standards but are also cost-efficient, ensuring optimal use of resources.

Measurement analysis

Measurement-based analysis involves the measurement and evaluation of vibration immissions to ensure the safety and functionality of your construction projects or existing buildings.
With precise measurements on buildings and machinery, we support you in identifying relevant impacts and aligning mitigation measures accordingly.

Your benefits:

  • Ensuring structural stability: The measurement-based analysis captures dynamic impacts on structures. This ensures that your buildings are stable and safe, which in turn reduces long-term maintenance and repair costs.
  • Adaptation to specific project requirements: Tailored analyses and measures based on your specific needs increase the efficiency and effectiveness of your projects.
  • Long-term monitoring and condition assessment: Continuous monitoring allows you to automatically track the condition of your structures over extended periods. This enables early detection of potential damage, facilitates preventive measures, and safeguards the functionality of your buildings and assets.

Numerical analysis

Numerical analysis in structural dynamics at Müller-BBM utilizes methods such as the Finite Element Method (FEM) to accurately predict dynamic loads and vibrations and optimize their effects. This approach enables detailed modeling of complex structures and the development of tailored solutions. Even renovation measures in existing buildings can be efficiently supported. Clients benefit from enhanced functionality of their structures as well as cost-effective and technically sound measures. Trust in our expertise and technologies for your construction projects.

Your benefits:

  • Efficient planning: You benefit from early identification of potential issues through numerical analyses. This reduces delays in the planning process. Structural dynamic support begins as early as the preliminary design phase.
  • Cost savings: By applying FEM, various scenarios can be simulated and optimized without the need for expensive physical prototypes. This saves both time and development costs.
  • Increased safety and durability: FEM helps identify and resolve potential weaknesses in structures at an early stage, ensuring the functionality and longevity of your buildings.

You got any questions? We look forward to hearing from you.