TY - GEN
T1 - A study on the effect slope walking has on vertical pedestrian loading in terms of footbridge design
AU - Mullarney, Brian
AU - Archbold, Pauls
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© (2014) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - This paper reviews current literature in terms of the effect of slope walking on vertical pedestrian loading. In this review the gait style, gait parameters, and vertical pedestrian loading is reviewed. The reason why such a study was conducted is explained; and the force profiles from the authors own experimental studies are presented. From that study, two contrasting vertical force profiles exist; one for rigid walking and one for flexible walking; here possible reasons for such differences are explored.
AB - This paper reviews current literature in terms of the effect of slope walking on vertical pedestrian loading. In this review the gait style, gait parameters, and vertical pedestrian loading is reviewed. The reason why such a study was conducted is explained; and the force profiles from the authors own experimental studies are presented. From that study, two contrasting vertical force profiles exist; one for rigid walking and one for flexible walking; here possible reasons for such differences are explored.
KW - Flexible
KW - Footbridge
KW - Gait parameters
KW - Rigid
KW - Slope walking
KW - Vertical pedestrian loading
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84920759851&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.679.217
DO - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.679.217
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84920759851
SN - 9783038352792
T3 - Applied Mechanics and Materials
SP - 217
EP - 227
BT - Engineering and Technology Research
A2 - Abdullah, Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri
A2 - Jamaludin, Liyana
A2 - Tahir, Muhammad Faheem Mohd
A2 - Hassan, Mohd Najmuddin Mohd
PB - Trans Tech Publications Ltd
T2 - 4th International Malaysia-Ireland Joint Symposium on Engineering, Science and Business, IMiEJS 2014
Y2 - 25 June 2014 through 26 June 2014
ER -