Bridge Natural Frequencies, Numerical Solution versus Experiment
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Abstract
The article is dedicated to a numerical and experimental analysis of the basic natural frequencies of a bridge structure. It presents the results obtained using the finite element method and the frequency response functions applied in two variants, using the lumped mass model and the model with a continuously distributed mass, as well as the results obtained using the energy method. It describes a simple experiment to measure the response of a bridge to random excitations from rail traffic, and compares the values of selected natural frequencies obtained by numerical and experimental methods. It offers engineers alternative solutions for their applications in engineering practice. It tries to bring a complicated theory closer to engineering practice in the simplest possible way and, at the same time, arouses interest in its deeper study.
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OpenAlex topics: Structural Health Monitoring Techniques · Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis · Railway Engineering and Dynamics
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Department of Structural Mechanics and Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zilina, 010 26 Zilina, Slovakia
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