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Vibration – vertical vibrations due to walking<br />

of persons<br />

G. Hanswille<br />

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing.<br />

Institute for Steel and<br />

Composite Structures<br />

University of Wuppertal-Germany<br />

c<br />

F(t)<br />

M gen<br />

w(t)<br />

δ<br />

F n<br />

(t)<br />

m<br />

w(x k<br />

,t)<br />

L/2<br />

k a<br />

F n<br />

(t)<br />

x k<br />

w(t)<br />

L<br />

acceleration<br />

F<br />

w(t) = ka<br />

M<br />

maximum acceleration a, vertical deflection w and<br />

maximum velocity v<br />

a<br />

w<br />

F<br />

(<br />

f L / )<br />

n π<br />

max =<br />

−<br />

E<br />

δ v<br />

a<br />

s<br />

max = ka<br />

1−<br />

e<br />

(2 π f<br />

Mgen<br />

δ<br />

a<br />

vmax<br />

=<br />

2 π f<br />

f E<br />

F n<br />

δ<br />

v s<br />

k a<br />

M gen<br />

n<br />

gen<br />

π<br />

δ<br />

sin (2 π f<br />

E<br />

t)<br />

(<br />

−δ f t<br />

)<br />

1−<br />

e<br />

natural frequency<br />

load component of n-th harmonic<br />

logarithmic damping decrement<br />

forward speed of the person<br />

factor taking into account the different<br />

positions x k<br />

during walking along the beam<br />

generated mass of the system<br />

(single span beam: M gen<br />

=0,5 m L)<br />

E<br />

t =<br />

L<br />

v s<br />

E<br />

E<br />

)<br />

2<br />

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