Human-induced swaying forces on flexible structures

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-117

  Yao, ShiPing ^a   Wrigth, Jan ^a   Yu, Cheah Hung ^b   Pavic, Aleksandar ^b   Reynolds, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Codes of practice and standards; Design methods and aids; Dynamics

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RESONANCE; TEST FACILITIES;

HUMAN-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; SINGLE-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM SYSTEMS; SWAYING FORCES; TEST RIGS;

FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES;

STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

EID: 17244373774     PISSN: 09650911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/stbu.2005.158.2.109     Document Type: Article

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