Vibration Serviceability of Civil Engineering Structures under Human Actions
A special issue of Vibration (ISSN 2571-631X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2019)
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
Human–structure interaction is now recognized as the most likely source of the differences between site measurements and moving force model predictions, which are prevalent in design guides. The influence of the human (or crowd) on the structure, and the influence of the structural vibration on the imparted human force, are both aspects of this problem. Experimental work across multiple labs and fields tests to quantify these aspects is badly needed to mature this area. An open question is the representation of the bio-mechanical force to be injected into the closed system. Numerical models that capture all of these effects are also needed for next-generation design guides. Finally, new forms of construction and new structural materials compound the challenge. This Special Issue of Vibration will publish works that progress the state of knowledge across these aspects of the human-induced vibration problem, with the aim of accelerating progress towards the next generation of design guidelines.
Dr. Colin Caprani
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- human-induced vibration
- human–structure interaction
- bio-mechanical force
- design guidelines
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