What does DAF stand for?

Dynamic Amplification Factor

This definition appears very rarely and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories:

Science, medicine, engineering, etc.

Other Resources:

<< Previous	Abbreviation Database Surfer		Next >>
Dissolved Air Flotation (separation technology) Distributed Application Framework District Aisne Football (French: Aisne District Football; Aisne, France) Divorced Asian Female Document Allocation File Dogwood Arts Festival Domestic Abuse Forum (various locations) Dry and Ash Free (coal) Duck Athletic Fund (Oregon) Duplicate Address File		Van Doorne's Aanhangwagen Fabriek (Dutch automobile manufacturer, pre 1949 name) Van Doorne's Automobiel Fabriek (Dutch automobile manufacturer, post 1949 name) Délégation Archéologique Française en Afghanistan (French: French Archaeological Delegation in Afghanistan) Demining Agency for Afghanistan (landmine clearance organization) Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture (New Brunswick, Canada) Dictionnaire d'Apprentissage du Français des Affaires (French: Learning Dictionary of Business French) Diplôme Approfondi de Français des Affaires (French: Advanced Diploma of Business French) Diplôme d'Animation Florale Artistique (French: Diploma of Artistic Floral Animation) Diplôme d'Aptitude aux Fonctions d'Animateur (French: Degree of Proficiency as a Moderator; Canada) Direct Aid for Africa (est. 1996)

Samples in periodicals archive:

Once the worst static case is known, the total traffic load can be estimated through the application of a dynamic amplification factor (DAF), to allow for the dynamic component contained in the bridge response that results from the vehicle-bridge interaction (Chaterjee 1991; Kirkegaard et al.

Influence of pre-existing vibrations on the dynamic response of ...

It was found that (i) P-delta effects are negligible for walls that meet the 2% NBCC 1995 inter-storey drift requirement; (ii) plastic hinges can form above the base of the wall, even if the probable moment resistance exceeds the assumed moment demand after a plastic hinge has formed at the wall base; (iii) dynamic amplification of shear forces due to higher mode effects is significant; and (iv) the dynamic amplification factor adapted from the New Zealand code (NZS 1995) in the commentary to CSAA23.

Inelastic analysis of a reinforced concrete shear wall building ...