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Table 4 Coefficients of ϕd for Eq. 15 and horizontal response, where j=2i−1 and i is a natural number

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

\(r^{*}_{l,n}\) interval

C1

C2

[0.95,1]

(−147×104ζ3+77.6×103ζ2+

0.95

[1,1.05]

−1540ζ+6.29)

1.05

[j−0.05,j]

(−49×104ζ3+25.87×103ζ2+

j−0.05

[j,j+0.05]

−513.3ζ+2.097)

j+0.05