Experimental methods for estimating modal mass in footbridges using human-induced dynamic excitation

Engineering Structures

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2833-2843

  Brownjohn, J M W ^a   Pavic, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bridge; Full scale tests; Mass; Modal analysis; Pedestrians; Serviceability; Vibration

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; FOOTBRIDGES; HUMAN ENGINEERING; MODAL ANALYSIS; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

DYNAMIC EXCITATION; HUMAN-INDUCED FORCING; MODAL MASS;

DYNAMIC RESPONSE;

DAMPING; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FOOTBRIDGES; HUMAN ENGINEERING; MODAL ANALYSIS; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

BRIDGE; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FIELD METHOD; LABORATORY METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; VIBRATION;

EID: 35448966053     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2007.01.025     Document Type: Article

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