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Table 2 Coefficients for obtaining ϕsl in Eq. 12 for horizontal response (y=l), where x is the ratio between the pedestrian step and the span length, i is a natural number greater than 1, and j=2i−1

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

rl,n interval

B1

B2

[0.975,1]

5460x2−820x+14.34

0.975

[1,1.025]

 

1.025

[j−0.025,j]

1750x2−201x+3.355

j−0.025

[j,j+0.025]

 

j+0.025

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