Thanks for your response @1503-44.
But considering that the cross sectional area normal to the direction of the force will affect the stiffness in that direction which will in turn affect the damping ratio and the amplitude check, I have concern that using the horizontal force on the vertical...
Hi everyone,
I studied design of foundations for vibrating machines using the textbook "Design of structures and foundations for vibrating machines" by Suresh Arya.
In Example 1 of chapter 6 on page 95 while designing foundation for Reciprocating compressor, they used the following equation...
