Footbridge Pedestrian Vibration

The UK Highways Agency has commissioned two companion studies for the review of the dynamic sensitivity of footbridges. The studies examine the dynamic sensitivity from two vantage points. The research reported within this paper and undertaken by Flint & Neill Partnership, is to determine the tolerance of pedestrians to the dynamic motion of footbridges. The second is to assess the sensitivity of different bridge types and to build a database of their responses. The output of the two projects has been combined to produce a basis for codification for the use of bridge designers and assessors.