Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
Data-driven model of random lateral pedestrian excitation
V. Racic, J.M.W. Brownjohn & A. Pavic
The University of Sheffield
ABSTRACT: Randomness and narrow band nature are the two essential features of lateral walking loading not
addressed adequately in the existing design guidelines for footbridges. One of the reasons for this is the lack of a
comprehensive database of lateral walkingforces in the form of continuouslyrecorded time series that can be used
for development of statistically reliable characterisation of these forces for application in the civil engineering
context. This paper has