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Footbridges, numerical aproach
PublicationW artykule zamieszczono przegląd symulacji numerycznych kładek dla pieszych. Został on podzielony na trzy części(modele MES, obciążenie tłumem, odpowiedź mostu).
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Modern GFRP Composite Footbridges
PublicationApplication of GFRP composites in civil engineering is still not large but already noticeable. Advantages of this material, such as: low volume weight, relatively high stiffness and strength, well fatigue resistance, easiness in shaping, high material damping and high environmental resistance, make it attractive for bridge and in particular foot-bridge designers. It is estimated that nowadays in the world there are realized hundreds...
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Footbridges. Dynamic Design – Selected Problems
PublicationModern footbridges create challenge in esthetic and structural design. Breaking the proven canons is a recipe for architectural success. However esthetic form has to be also a functional pedestrian bridge. Therefore a good FEM modeling is a key element in engineering part of design. The paper presents selected problems related to the modeling of the dynamic construction of footbridges. Several basic dynamic problems concerning...
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Pedestrian on footbridges, vertical loads and response
PublicationThe paper is a synthesis of the experimental and theoretical investigations on dynamics of pedestrian bridges under vertical load The subject is divided into four issues.1) The pedestrian as a vertical dynamic load on footbridges, theoretic load function for walking and crouching.2) Crowd walking on the footbridge - pedestrian flow.3) Vertical lock-in effect.4) Response of the footbridge - numeric and side test results, -...
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A probabilistic description of footbridges vibration serviceability
PublicationRozważa się użytkowalność kładki dla pieszych ze względu na ich drgania. Imperfekcje ruchu pieszych są opisane zmianami kluczowych współczynników. Częstotliwość ruchu, długość kroku oraz amplituda siły modelującej pieszego są opisywane rozkładami prawdopodobieństwa. Stosuje się metodę Monte Carlo. Dane z symulacji probabilistycznych używa się do obliczeń numerycznych. Aby zredukować liczbę realizacji, przeprowadza się analizę zbieżności...
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A probabilistic description of footbridges vibration serviceability
PublicationRozważa się użytkowalność kładki dla pieszych ze względu na ich drgania. Imperfekcje ruchu pieszych są opisane zmianami współczynników tegoż ruchu. Bierze się pod uwagę rozkłady prawdopodobieństwa częstotliwości ruchu, długości kroku oraz amplitudy siły modelującej pieszego. Imperfekcje te znacznie wpływają na zachowanie konstrukcji. Stosuje się metodę Monte Carlo. Dane z symulacji probabilistycznych używa się do obliczeń numerycznych....
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Experimental and Numerical Study on Dynamics of Two Footbridges with Different Shapes of Girders
PublicationThe paper presents the experimental and numerical results of the dynamic system identification and verification of the behavior of two footbridges in Poland. The experimental part of the study involved vibration testing under different scenarios of human-induced load, impulse load, and excitations induced by vibration exciter. Based on the results obtained, the identification of dynamic parameters of the footbridges was performed...
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Application of foam made of post-consumer pet materials for the construction of footbridges
PublicationThe article presents the possibility of application in civil engineering of highly ecological PET foam, manufactured from 100% recycled plastic packaging. It may find uses in construction of numerous engineering structures, such as pedestrian and cycle footbridges. Properly processed waste from post-consumer PET packaging may constitute a quality structural core for use in multilayered composite materials, commonly referred to...
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Load capacity and serviceability conditions for footbridges made of fibre-reinforced polymer laminates = Warunki nośności i użytkowalności w odniesieniu do kładek z laminatów polimerowych
PublicationThe contribution is focused on derivation of the Ultimate Limit State (ULS) and Serviceability Limit State (SLS) design criteria for footbridges built of fibre-reinforced polymer matrix (FRP) laminates. The ULS design criterion is based on the design guidelines for above-ground, pressure, FRP composite tanks and the Tsai-Wu failure criterion, which is used to predict the onset of FRP laminates damage. The SLS criterion is based...
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Pedestrian and bicycle bridges as examples of safe collision-free road crossings
PublicationPedestrians are most at risk when they are crossing the road. This represents a significant proportion of all fatalities among pedestrians, amounting respectively to 50% in non-built-up areas and 75% in built-up areas. The most frequent reason for this accident is failure to give way. What is most terrible is that 30% of pedestrian accidents occurred at marked pedestrian crossings. Therefore, an important part of pedestrian safety...
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Failure Analysis of footbridge made of composite materials
PublicationFinite element method analysis of a pedestrian footbridge made of sandwich material is presented. The internal structure of the material is modelled as a structural shell assuming the Equivalent Single Layer approach (ESL). Two FEM commercial codes are employed. The response of the structure is studied in order to determine the load level that activates Hashin and Tsai-Wu failure criteria. Some practical aspects of designing footbridges...
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The effects of selected factors on pedestrian crossings in urban areas
PublicationPedestrian crossings are designed to help pedestrians cross a road. There are at-grade pedestrian crossings with or without traffic lights and grade separated crossings such as subways and footbridges. Pedestrian crossings may be located next to a junction or on road sections between junctions. Where at-grade crossings are involved, pedestrians and motorists interact, which may lead to dangerous situations and road traffic conflicts....
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O możliwościach kształtowania właściwości dynamicznych konstrukcji kładek dla pieszych
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono doświadczenia własne autora związane ze „strojeniem” dynamicznym konstrukcji kładek dla pieszych. W celu potwierdzenia poprawności założeń przeprowadzono szereg złożonych analiz dynamicznych wykorzystujących nieliniowe procedury i modele. Opisano zrealizowane przykłady.
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Design and numerical testing of 5-box gfrp shell footbridge
PublicationThe paper formulates new design conditions for composite footbridges, taking into account the material and structural specificity of these objects, i.e. the strength condition, the serviceability condition and the frequency condition. A GFRP composite footbridge labelled with CFB2 code has been designed, with the original superstructure in the form of an opened-closed 5-box girder. The foot and cycle track bridge is simply supported,...
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Load Testing of GFRP Composite U-Shape Footbridge
PublicationThe paper presents the scope of load tests carried out on an innovative shell composite footbridge. The tested footbridge was manufactured in one production cycle and has no components made from materials other than GFRP laminates and PET foam. The load tests, performed on a 14-m long structure, were the final stage of a research program in the Fobridge project carried out in cooperation with: Gdańsk University of Technology (leader),...