CLOSE COOPERATION THE KEY TO FEWER 'BOUNCING BRIDGE' FAILURES

The 'Footbridge 2002' conference was held in Paris, France in November 2002. The 'lock-in' effect demonstrated on the Millennium Footbridge in London highlighted the need to consider live loads as well as static loads. The designers of the new Bercy-Tolbiac footbridge in Paris are planning to use the approach spans of the structure to act as restraining levers to damp the movement of the bridge. The bridge consists of two arches and two catenaries linked by vertical elements. Investigations into the dynamic behaviour of the bridge revealed that the structure would be sensitive to low frequencies of excitation. Horizontal damping as well as vertical damping will be required.

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  Hemming Group, Limited

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• Authors:
  • RUSSELL, H
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 21-2
• Serial:
  • Bridge Design & Engineering
  • Volume: First quarter
  • Issue Number: 30
  • Publisher: Hemming Information Services
  • ISSN: 1359-7493
  • Serial URL: http://www.bridgeweb.com/Default.aspx

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Conferences; Damping (Physics); Design; Dynamics; Footbridges; Loads; Vibration
• ITRD Terms: 3455: Bridge; 8525: Conference; 5559: Damping; 9011: Design (overall design); 5473: Dynamics; 3475: Footbridge; 5567: Load; 5558: Vibration
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00961440
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Aug 13 2003 12:00AM