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Parametric Analyses of Dynamic Characteristic of the Cable-Stayed Pedestrian Bridge
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D.Eng., Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Bridges and Tunnels Construction, Warszawska st 24, 31-155 Kraków, Poland
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Cracow University of Technology, Kraków, Poland
Online publication date: 2018-03-01
Publication date: 2017-12-20
Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports 2017;27(4):77-90
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The paper presents characteristics of the structural system and results of dynamic field tests and numerical parametric analyses of three-span, two-pylon, cable-stayed pedestrian bridge with steel-concrete composite deck and spans of 25.5 + 60.0 + 25.5 m. The footbridge is characterized by increased dynamic susceptibility of the elements of the suspension system observed during the everyday operation of the structure. The analyses have shown that the high amplitude vibrations of the pylon back-stay cables change the parameters of the structural system and consequently change the value of the natural vibration frequencies of the structure. In the paper, the selection methodology of parameters of the computational model which allows to correctly determine the natural vibration frequencies of the footbridge has been presented.