Yes and no...when learning about the LRFD (Load Resistance Factor Design) for structural engineering, we'd design a component (a portion of a floor, for example

Yes and no...when learning about the LRFD (Load Resistance Factor Design) for structural engineering, we'd design a component (a portion of a floor, for example) and we'd size it for live loads (dancers), Dead Loads (piano), environmental loads, and NVH issues (the floor moving when people walked on it) The last one there was more a comfort level thing...people like to not fall down to the next floor, but they also like to not feel AS IF they'd fall down to the next floor...to you overdesign to remove the vibration. 9 times out of 10, it was that NVH aspect that drove the design.