A Literature Review on Observation of the Pedestrian Step Forces

Abstract:

Pedestrian step forces is an important factor in the design of long-span structures. Studies have shown that walking forces is closely related to those motion characteristics including step frequency, step length, step width, walking velocity and so on. Furthermore, the motion characteristics were observed significantly influenced by walking environment which brings many uncertainties and difficulties in studying the pedestrian forces. A comparison study of the existing observation methods including the traditional direct force measurement and the latest contemporary visual motion tracking system experiment is carried out. The results show each method has its unique advantages and disadvantages. There still have no comprehensive experimental observation method to establish load model with high reliability in the structural design and vibration control. Therefore, experimental study on walking force still has a larger space for development.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 730)
• Pages: 43-49
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.730.43
• Online since: January 2015
• Authors: Liang Xu*, Hai Ying Wang, Zhi Gang Song
• Keywords: Movement Characteristics, Observation Methods, Step Forces, Walking Environment

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