BANDEIRA , Filipe

This paper investigates the vibrations induced by humans through in situ behaviour tests of the 516 Arouca footbridge (Portugal), the world's longest span in 2020 (516 m). The study consists of in situ experimental tests in which the structure was subjected to wind and pedestrian loads. The bridge is first described, to provide design and...

This work validates the simplified theoretical, analytical and numerical models used in the preliminary design stage of the 516 Arouca footbridge over the River Paiva (Portugal), the world's longest suspension footbridge. The models were used to define the configuration of the bridge under static loading and the eigenfrequencies excited under...

The present work analyses the wind load effects on the 516 Arouca bridge, the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge in 2020. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was used to model a range of wind angles of attack between −8° and +8°. The simulations were performed by solving the steady-state Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations...