Retrofitting Eagles Meadow Bridge with a tuned mass damper

Author: A. S. Robertson, Waterman Transport and Development Ltd

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25 June 2013

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Retrofitting Eagles Meadow Bridge with a tuned mass damper

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A. S. Robertson, Waterman Transport and Development Ltd
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A. S. Robertson, Waterman Transport and Development Ltd

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 91, Issue 7, 2013, Page(s) 5

Date published

25 June 2013

Author

A. S. Robertson, Waterman Transport and Development Ltd

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 91, Issue 7, 2013, Page(s) 5

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Standard: £10 + VAT
Members/Subscribers: Free

This paper presents a solution to undesirable acceleration effects experienced by pedestrians on the Eagles Meadow Footbridge in Wrexham. The installation of a tuned mass damper reduced the vertical movement of the bridge to near-imperceptible levels.

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