The Vertical Dynamic Properties of Flexible Footbridges under Bipedal Crowd Induced Excitation

The excessive vibration of footbridges caused by walking pedestrians has generated great public concern in recent years. However, it has not been explored how crowd size quantitatively influences structural dynamic properties, including human dynamic properties. This paper provides an alternative me...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yan-an Gao, Juan Wang, Min Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-07-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/7/7/677