Alpha 4 Link Bridge

Human Response to Vibration

Link Bridge
Reference of Structural Framing Plan and Sizes of Main Frame

PROPOSED LINK BRIDGE TRUSS SUPPORT

TRUSS SPACING = 3000mm
ETABS Model

Floor Plan

3D View
 3D View

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Main Truss
 Metal Deck

200
 Acceptance Criteria for Human Comfort
(Reference: Floor Vibration due to Human Activity, AISC/CISC)

Design for Walking Excitation

 Design Parameters

Material Specification

Yield Strength
RC Slab above Metal Deck 28 MPa / 4000psi
Metal Deck 550 Mpa
Steel GR50 (345 MPA) to ASTM A572

Pedestrian Data

Weight 734 N
Pace 2 Hz
Stride 0.75m
Load 1.4 * Weight
Pulse Duration 0.45s

Modal Damping Used = 0.03

 MODEL 1
(Total Depth of Frame = 4.5m)

Occupancy: Gym
4.5m Live Load = 6.0 KPa
Superimposed Dead Load = 10.8 Kpa
(Assumed 0.6m depth landscape)

519 Excitation point

Response Point

Walking Route 2
257
70
Walking Route 1
251
Walking Route 3

456
1KN

@ Every Footstep (0.75m every 0.5s)

3D Model
(Showing Walking Route/Excitation Point/Response Point)
Load Case

Walking
Total Steps Start Time Direction Arrival Time
Route
Case 1 1 25 0s 12s
Case 2 2 39 0s 19s
Case 3 3 17 0s 8s
1 25 5s 17s
Case 4
2 39 0s 19s
2 39 0s 19s
Case 5 1 25 5s 17s
3 17 5s 13s
2 39 0s 19s
Case 6 1 25 5s 17s
3 17 5s 13s

First Four Modes of Link Bridge

Mode 1 Mode 2
(Frequency: 11.225hz) (Frequency: 15.079hz)

Mode 3 Mode 4
(Frequency: 16.15hz) (Frequency: 16.713hz)

Vibration Performance of 5 Response Point

 Joint 70_Acceleration_Case6 Joint 251_Acceleration_Case5
Max: 0.06%G< 0.5%G Max: 0.09%G < 0.5%G

Joint 257_Acceleration_Case6 Joint 456_Acceleration_Case6

Max: 0.042%G < 0.5%G Max: 0.05%G < 0.5%G

Joint519_Acceleration_Case5
Max: 0.14%G< 0.5%G
Peak Acceleration for human comfort due to
Walking Excitation

Floor Deformation
(Dead + SDead + Live)

Max = -1.05mm < L/240

MODEL 2
(Total Depth of Frame = 2.5m)
 Occupancy: Gym

2.5m Live Load = 6.0 KPa

Superimposed Dead Load = 10.8 Kpa
(Assumed 0.6m depth landscape)

1.5m

First Four Modes of Link Bridge

Mode 1 Mode 2
(Frequency: 10.432hz) (Frequency: 14.24hz)

Mode 3 Mode 4
(Frequency: 15.406hz) (Frequency: 16.367hz)

Vibration Performance of 5 Response Point

Joint 70_Acceleration_Case6 Joint 251_Acceleration_Case3
Max: 0.0064%G< 0.5%G Max: 0.062%G< 0.5%G

Joint 257_Acceleration_Case2 Joint 456_Acceleration_Case6

Max: 0.05%G< 0.5%G Max: 0.043%G< 0.5%G

Joint 519_Acceleration_Case5
Max: 0.14%G< 0.5%G
Peak Acceleration for human comfort due to
Walking Excitation

Floor Deformation
(Dead + SDead + Live)

Max = -4.20mm < L/240

 MODEL 2
(Adjusted Framing Plan with total depth of 1.5m)

Occupancy: Gym
Live Load = 6.0 KPa
Superimposed Dead Load = 10.8 Kpa
(Assumed 0.6m depth landscape)

1.5m

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First Four Modes of Link Bridge

 Mode 1 Mode2
(Frequency: 6.83hz) (Frequency: 9.47hz)

Mode 3 Mode 4
(Frequency: 9.81hz) (Frequency: 10.59hz)

Vibration Performance of 5 Response Point

Joint 70_Acceleration_Case5 Joint 251_Acceleration_Case3
Max: 0.14%G< 0.5%G Max: 0.19%G< 0.5%G

Joint 257_Acceleration_Case5 Joint 456_Acceleration_Case6

Max: 0.09%G< 0.5%G Max: 0.046%G< 0.5%G

Joint 519_Acceleration_Case6
Max: 0.074%G< 0.5%G
Peak Acceleration for human comfort due to
Walking Excitation

Floor Deformation
(Dead + SDead + Live)

Max = -10.5mm < L/240