GALLEGOS-CALDERÓN , Christian

Load models that account for Human-Structure Interaction (HSI) may be preferable to accurately predict the dynamic response of lightweight footbridges subjected to pedestrian actions. Representing each person within a crowd may not be practical in engineering design calculations as time-variant models with a large number of degrees of freedom...

Human-Structure Interaction (HSI) may influence the dynamic behaviour of Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) footbridges due to the lightweight nature of composite materials. Hence, load models that account for HSI should be applied to accurately predict vibration levels on these pedestrian structures. This paper proposes a model to assess the...