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Dr Ana M Ruiz-Teran

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Senior Lecturer
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 6005a.ruiz-teran

 
 
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Assistant

 

Ms Ruth Bello +44 (0)20 7594 6040

 
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Location

 

324Skempton BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Ramos-Moreno:2020:10.1186/s43251-020-00012-9,
author = {Ramos-Moreno, C and Ruiz-Teran, AM and Stafford, PJ},
doi = {10.1186/s43251-020-00012-9},
journal = {Advances in Bridge Engineering},
pages = {1--21},
title = {Guidance for footbridge design: a new simplified method for the accurate evaluation of the structural response in serviceability conditions},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s43251-020-00012-9},
volume = {1},
year = {2020}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - This paper proposes a simplified hand-calculation methodology that permits a fast response assessment (both in vertical and lateral direction) under different pedestrian scenarios. This simplified method has the same accuracy than that of very sophisticated numerical nonlinear finite element models including pedestrian inter-variability, interaction among pedestrians in flows, and pedestrian-structure interaction. The method can capture the effects of pedestrian loads in and out of resonance. This methodology is based on a new, and experimentally contrasted, stochastic pedestrian load model derived by the authors implementing a multi-disciplinary state-of-the-art research, and on a large set of sophisticated finite element analyses.There is a significant gap in the literature available for bridge designers. Some current codes do not indicate how the performance for serviceability limit-states should be assessed, in particular for lateral direction. Others define methods that are not based on the latest research in this field and that require the use of dynamic structural analysis software. A very sophisticated load model, such as that described above, and recently proposed by the authors, may not be accessible for most of the design offices, due to time and software constraints. However, an accurate assessment of the serviceability limit state of vibrations during the design stages is paramount. This paper aims to provide designers with an additional simple tool for both preliminary and detailed design for the most typical structural configurations.First, the paper presents the methodology, followed by an evaluation of the impact of its simplifications on the response appraisal. Second, the paper evaluates the validity of the methodology by comparing responses predicted by the method to those experimentally measured at real footbridges. Finally, the paper includes a parametric analysis defining the maximum accelerations expected from pedestrian streams crossing mult
AU  - Ramos-Moreno,C
AU  - Ruiz-Teran,AM
AU  - Stafford,PJ
DO  - 10.1186/s43251-020-00012-9
EP  - 21
PY  - 2020///
SN  - 2662-5407
SP  - 1
TI  - Guidance for footbridge design: a new simplified method for the accurate evaluation of the structural response in serviceability conditions
T2  - Advances in Bridge Engineering
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s43251-020-00012-9
UR  - https://aben.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s43251-020-00012-9
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/86628
VL  - 1
ER  -
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