Crowd-structure interaction in lively footbridges under synchronous lateral excitation: A literature review

Fiammetta Venuti1, Luca Bruno

  • 1Politecnico di Torino, Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Viale Mattioli 39, I-10125, Torino, Italy.

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