Damping and frequency of human-structure interaction system

Human presence can change the dynamic characteristics of human-structure interaction systems, i.e. particularly their damping and frequency. In many design codes, the pedestrian is regarded as a moving force (MF) while a more complete model, referred to as moving spring-mass-damper (MSMD) has receiv...

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Main Authors: Ahmadi Ehsan, Caprani Colin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2015-01-01
Series:MATEC Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152407006