| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/N38206/01 |
| Title: |
DYNAMIC CROWD LOADING ON FLEXIBLE STADIUM STRUCTURES |
| Principal Investigator: |
Pavic, Professor A |
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Civil and Structural Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Sheffield |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 April 2001 |
Ends: |
31 July 2004 |
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109,740
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UK design guidelines on dynamic crowd loading on flexible stadium structures (BS6399:1996 and the 'Green Guide') are inconsistent and insufficient. This is not satisfactory as the safety of large numbers of people may be jeopardised by the move towards designing more flexible cantilevered tiers with much reduced structural redundancy. Spontaneous excitation by crowds or deliberate vandal excitation by hooligans, coupled with considerably reduced structural redundancy and relatively low natural frequencies of cantilevered tiers, may lead to significant near-resonant response and very perceptible structural movements. Such movements could create a 'feedback' effect, which may improve synchronisation of the excitation and further aggravate the structural response, possibly leading to collapse.The main aim of this project is to investigate dynamic forces applied by crowd and crowd-structure interaction in the case of dynamically compliant stadium structures and to reconcile and improve the existing design guidelines which will take into account the 'feedback' effect. This will lead to the development of a major and unique permanent UK research facility: a hydraulically controlled test-rig for simulating a compliant grandstand structure.EngProg\
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http://www.shef.ac.uk |