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Application of the pseudo-excitation method to assessment of walking variability on footbridge vibration by Caprani, Colin C.

“…•The pseudo-excitation method is adapted to footbridge vibration.•A simple spectral model is proposed and shown give similar results to those in the…”
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On the structural safety of long-span bridges under traffic loadings caused by maintenance works by Zhou, Junyong, Caprani, Colin C., Zhang, Liwen

“…•Maintenance works causing lane closure and construction trucks are categorized.•Maintenance works pose no impact on bridges under low and medium traffic…”
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Seismic damage evaluation of high-speed railway bridge components under different intensities of earthquake excitations by Kang, Xin, Jiang, Lizhong, Bai, Yu, Caprani, Colin C.

“…•Experimental results from shaking table tests on a 1/12 scaled high-speed railway bridge.•Validated finite element modelling for the actual high-speed railway…”
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Strain rate studies of pultruded glass fibre reinforced polymer material properties: A literature review by Zhang, Shaohua, Caprani, Colin C., Heidarpour, Amin

“…•Pultruded glass fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP) has become more widely used recently.•The effect of strain rate on the material properties of pultruded GFRP…”
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A hybrid virtual–real traffic simulation approach to reproducing the spatiotemporal distribution of bridge loads by Zhou, Junyong, Wu, Wenrong, Caprani, Colin C., Tan, Zeyin, Wei, Bin, Zhang, Junping

“…Current traffic simulation approaches analyze vehicle loads and load effects from a statistical perspective; however, they fail to reproduce the spatiotemporal…”
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An equivalent moving force model for consideration of human-structure interaction by Ahmadi, Ehsan, Caprani, Colin C., Heidarpour, Amin

“…•Human-structure interaction (HSI) is incorporated into a moving force model.•A simplified analytical approach is developed for determining the equivalent…”
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Traffic load patterning on long span bridges: A rational approach by Guo, Dong, Caprani, Colin C.

“…•The phenomenon of traffic that leads to patterning of loads is explored using microsimulation.•A comparison to patterning stipulated by codes of practice is…”
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Multi-lane factor for bridge traffic load from extreme events of coincident lane load effects by Zhou, Junyong, Shi, Xuefei, Caprani, Colin C., Ruan, Xin

“…•A novel model framework of multi-lane factor (MLF) for bridge traffic load is proposed.•Methodology for MLF model is based upon extreme events of coincident…”
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Full-field finite element model updating using Zernike moment descriptors for structures exhibiting localized mode shapes by Ngan, Jun Wei, Caprani, Colin C., Bai, Yu

“…•We use ZMDs and spatial interpolation to classify mode shapes for model updating.•A laboratory footbridge exhibiting a localized mode shape is used.•The…”
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A methodology for calculating congested traffic characteristic loading on long-span bridges using site-specific data by Lipari, Alessandro, Caprani, Colin C., OBrien, Eugene J.

“…•This work addresses long-span bridge loading using traffic microsimulation.•Loading due to traffic situations from free-flow to jammed is considered.•A…”
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Lifetime Highway Bridge Traffic Load Effect from a Combination of Traffic States Allowing for Dynamic Amplification by Caprani, Colin C

“…AbstractRecent research has shown that the dynamic amplification factor (DAF) to be applied to free-flowing traffic-induced load effect may not be as high as…”
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Microsimulation Evaluation of Eurocode Load Model for American Long-Span Bridges by Enright, Bernard, Carey, Colm, Caprani, Colin C

“…AbstractThe ability to accurately predict traffic loading is essential for cost-effective bridge maintenance and repair programs. The traffic load model…”
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A practical multi-lane factor model of bridges based on multi-truck presence considering lane load disparities by Zhou, Junyong, Caprani, Colin C.

“…Many bridge design specifications consider multi-lane factors (MLFs) a critical component of the traffic load model. Measured multi-lane traffic data generally…”
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Safety Assessment of the Antisliding between the Main Cable and Middle Saddle of a Three-Pylon Suspension Bridge Considering Traffic Load Modeling by Ruan, Xin, Zhou, Junyong, Caprani, Colin C

“…AbstractThe antisliding safety of the middle saddle is a key issue for the design of three-pylon suspension bridges. Vehicle load is the main adverse effect,…”
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A site-specific traffic load model for long-span multi-pylon cable-stayed bridges by Ruan, Xin, Zhou, Junyong, Shi, Xuefei, Caprani, Colin C.

“…This paper proposes a site-specific traffic load model for long-span multi-pylon cable-stayed bridge. Structural effects are primarily investigated based on…”
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A modal precise integration method for the calculation of footbridge vibration response by Caprani, Colin C.

“…•A new modal precise integration method is proposed.•It is applied to vertical acceleration of pedestrian loaded bridges.•A closed-form approach for…”
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Corrigendum to “A methodology for calculating congested traffic characteristic loading on long-span bridges using site-specific data” [Comput Struct 190 (2017) 1–12] by Lipari, Alessandro, Caprani, Colin C., OBrien, Eugene J.

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Characteristic traffic load effects from a mixture of loading events on short to medium span bridges by Caprani, Colin C., OBrien, Eugene J., McLachlan, Geoff J.

“…In recent years, highway bridge load assessment has been recognised as an area through which savings can be made by avoiding unnecessary bridge refurbishment…”
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Evaluation of Inverted-Pendulum-with-Rigid-Legs Walking Locomotion Models for Civil Engineering Applications by Živanović, Stana, Lin, Bintian, Dang, Hiep Vu, Zhang, Sigong, Ćosić, Mladen, Caprani, Colin, Zhang, Qingwen

“…Bipedal models for walkers, originally developed in the research field of biomechanics, have been identified as potential candidates for modelling pedestrians…”
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Influence of Traffic Loading on the Seismic Reliability Assessment of Highway Bridge Structures by Ghosh, Jayadipta, Caprani, Colin C, Padgett, Jamie E

“…AbstractTraditionally, the impacts of traffic and earthquake loading have been considered independently when assessing bridge reliability. This paper presents…”
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