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Advances in Bridge Engineering

Table 4 Suggested comfort value of German EN03 standard

From: Aerodynamic loads and bridge responses under train passage: case study of an overpass steel box-girder cable-stayed bridge

Comfort class

Degree of comfort

Vertical acceleration (m/s2)

Lateral acceleration (m/s2)

CL1

Maximum

< 0.50

< 0.10

CL2

Medium

0.50 ~ 1.00

0.10 ~ 0.30

CL3

Minimum

1.00 ~ 2.50

0.30 ~ 0.80

CL4

Unacceptable discomfort

> 2.50

> 0.80

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