Robust design of a TMD for the vibration serviceability of a footbridge

K Lievens, G Lombaert, G De Roeck… - Engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
Footbridges are often designed as slender structures, sensitive to human-induced excitation.
In the case where the prevailing vibration serviceability requirements are not met, vibration …

Characterisation of walking loads by 3D inertial motion tracking

K Van Nimmen, G Lombaert, I Jonkers… - Journal of Sound and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The present contribution analyses the walking behaviour of pedestrians in situ by 3D inertial
motion tracking. The technique is first tested in laboratory experiments with simultaneous …

Dynamic assessment of a FRP suspension footbridge through field testing and finite element modelling

R Votsis, T Stratford… - Steel and Composite …, 2017 - research.ed.ac.uk
The use of advanced fibre composite materials in bridge engineering offers alternative
solutions to structural problems compared to traditional construction materials. Advanced …

Twin rotor damper for human-induced vibrations of footbridges

R Terrill, R Bäumer, K Van Nimmen… - Journal of structural …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
Footbridges often have a lightweight and slender design. As a result, they tend to be
susceptible to human-induced vibrations. In this paper, the application of the twin rotor …

Prediction of peak response values of structures with and without TMD subjected to random pedestrian flows

K Lievens, K Van Nimmen, G Lombaert… - Journal of Physics …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
In civil engineering and architecture, the availability of high strength materials and advanced
calculation techniques enables the construction of slender footbridges, generally highly …

Μελέτη μεταλλικής πεζογέφυρας

ΙΚ Βαρδακούλιας - 2012 - dspace.lib.ntua.gr
Αντικείμενο της παρούσας διπλωματικής εργασίας αποτελεί η μελέτη του φορέα μιας
μεταλλικής πεζογέφυρας. Το σημείο προορισμού της θα είναι η συμβολή των οδών Ρήγα …

[PDF][PDF] Robust design of a TMD for vibration serviceability of foot-bridges accounting for structural and loading uncertainties

K Lievens, G Lombaert, G De Roeck… - Proceedings of …, 2016 - past.isma-isaac.be
For the design of a Tuned Mass Damper (TMD) for footbridges, its mass, stiffness and
damping constant must be tuned to the modal parameters of the main structure to satisfy …

[PDF][PDF] Robust vibration serviceability design of a tuned mass damper for the ph enix footbridge

K Lievens, P Van den Broeck, G De Roeck… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - researchgate.net
Slender structures such as footbridges may be prone to human induced vibrations such that
vibration mitigation devices as TMD's are adopted to increase the structural damping. Both …

[PDF][PDF] Μελέτη πεζογέφυρας με μέλη από ινοπλισμένα πολυμερή FRP

Α Λαζοπούλου - 2016 - dspace.lib.ntua.gr
Περίληψη Αντικείμενο της παρούσας διπλωματικής εργασίας αποτελεί η μελέτη του φορέα
μιας πεζογέφυρας από ινοπλισμένα πολυμερή και χάλυβα και η συγκριτική μελέτη τους. Η …