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Table 1 Coefficients for obtaining Ï•sl in Eq. 12 for vertical response (y=v), where x is the ratio between the pedestrian step and the span length, i is a natural number greater than 2

From: Guidance for footbridge design: a new simplified method for the accurate evaluation of the structural response in serviceability conditions

rv,n interval

B1

B2

[0.975,1]

5460x2−820x+14.34

0.975

[1,1.025]

 

1.025

[1.975,2]

1180x2−215x+3.84

1.975

[2,2.025]

 

2.025

[i−0.025,i]

101x2−58.5x+1.12

i−0.025

[i,i+0.025]

 

i+0.025

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