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Simulation of Human-induced Vibrations Based on the Characterized In-field Pedestrian Behavior

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Published on: April 13, 2016

Parallels between wind and crowd loading of bridges.

Allan McRobie¹, Guido Morgenthal, Danny Abrams

¹Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, UK. fam@eng.cam.ac.uk

Philosophical Transactions. Series A, Mathematical, Physical, and Engineering Sciences

|May 22, 2013

Summary

Researchers explore parallels between wind and crowd forces on bridges. A new framework allows human-structure interaction effects to coexist and interact, synthesizing past findings in structural dynamics.

Keywords:

aeroelasticity bridges dynamics human–structure interaction wind

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Area of Science:

Civil Engineering
Structural Dynamics
Human-Structure Interaction

Background:

Traditional wind-induced bridge dynamics are categorized (flutter, galloping, vortex-induced vibration, buffeting).
Crowd loading research has advanced understanding of human-structure interaction, especially lateral oscillations.
Computational advances reveal complex, simultaneous dynamic effects in both fields.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a unified framework for analyzing dynamic responses of flexible bridges.
To synthesize disparate experimental and theoretical results in wind and crowd engineering.
To explore the interaction of various human-structure effects.

Main Methods:

Utilizing parallels between wind and crowd-induced forces on bridges.
Applying computational advances, inspired by methods like the vortex particle method.
Developing a framework that allows coexistence and interaction of dynamic effects.

Main Results:

Demonstrated that wind and crowd-induced effects on bridges can be analyzed within a unified framework.
Showcased how complex interactions, previously categorized separately, can be modeled simultaneously.
Provided a potential synthesis of previously distinct findings in structural dynamics.

Conclusions:

The proposed framework offers a more general picture of bridge dynamic responses.
It enables the study of coexisting and interacting human-structure phenomena.
This approach bridges the gap between wind engineering and crowd loading research.