Dynamic Response of Forum Gdansk Structure due to Rail Traffic
Abstract This paper presents the study of the impact of vibration induced by the movement of the railway rolling stock on the Forum Gdańsk structure. This object is currently under construction and is located over the railway tracks in the vicinity of the Gdańsk Głowny and Gdańsk Środmieście railway stations. The analysis covers the influence of vibrations on the structure itself and on the people within. The in situ measurements on existing parts of the structure allow us to determine environmental excitations used for validation and verification of the derived FEM model. The numerical calculations made the estimates of the vibration amplitudes propagating throughout the whole structure possible.
The article discusses the question of development of software for automated design of road wooden bridge spans. The adaptive pattern of elastic load distribution calculation based on obtained loading theorem providing optimal geometry elements choice is developed. It is given a comparison of the measured real spans deflection with the results of calculating using two methods.