Suspended bridges subjected to moving loads and support motions due to earthquake

Abstract The paper deals with the vibration of suspended bridges subjected to the simultaneous action of moving loads and vertical support motions due to earthquake. The basic partial integro-differential equation is applied to the vertical vibration of a suspended beam. The dynamic actions of traffic loads are modelled as a row of equidistant moving forces, while the earthquake is considered by vertical motions of supports. The governing equation is solved first analytically to receive an ordinary differential equation and next numerically. Moreover, the designed world's largest suspended bridge—Messina Bridge—is investigated (central span of length 3.3 km). The paper studies the effect of various lags of the earthquake arrival because the earthquake may appear at any time when the train moves along a large-span bridge. The modified Kobe earthquake records have been applied to calculations. The results indicate that the interaction of both the moving and seismic forces may substantially amplify the response of long-span suspended bridges in the vicinity of the supports and increase with the rising speed of trains.

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