AbstractA response spectrum procedure is developed for seismic analysis of multiply supported secondary systems. The formulation is based on the random vibration analysis of structural systems subjected to correlated inputs applied at several supports. For a proper response spectrum analysis of a multiple support system, the support inputs are required to be defined in terms of the auto and cross pseudo‐acceleration and relative velocity floor response spectra. Also information about the floor displacements and velocities as well as their correlations is required. The response of the secondary system is expressed as a combination of the dynamic and pseudo‐static response components. The dynamic component is associated with the inertial effects of the support accelerations, whereas the pseudo‐static component is due to the displacement of the supports relative to each other. Herein, the correlation between these two parts of the response is included through a term called the cross response component. Each of these components of the response can be calculated by a response spectrum method. The application of the proposed method is demonstrated by numerical exa
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