Train-Induced Vibration Control of High-Speed Railway Bridges Equipped with Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers
Publication: Journal of Bridge Engineering
Volume 10, Issue 4
Abstract
This paper deals with the applicability of multiple tuned mass dampers (MTMDs) to suppress train-induced vibration on bridges. A railway bridge is modeled as an Euler-Bernoulli beam and a train is simulated as a series of moving forces, moving masses, or moving suspension masses. According to the train load frequency analysis, resonant effects will occur as the modal frequencies of a bridge are close to the multiple of the impact frequency of the train load to the bridge. An MTMD system is then designed to alter the bridge dynamic characteristics to avoid excessive vibrations. Numerical results from simply supported bridges of the Taiwan High-Speed Railway (THSR) under real trains show that the proposed MTMD is more effective and reliable than a single TMD in reducing dynamic responses during resonant speeds, as the train axle arrangement is regular. It is also found that the inner space of a bridge box-girder of the THSR is wide and deep enough for installation and movement of MTMDs.
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Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the National Science Council of the Republic of China under Grants NSC 86-2221-E-005-004 and NSC 89-2211-E-005-031. This support is greatly appreciated. The writers would like to thank the reviewers for their constructive comments, which improved the quality of this paper.
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Journal of Bridge Engineering
Volume 10 • Issue 4 • July 2005
Pages: 398 - 414
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© 2005 ASCE.
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Received: Oct 7, 2003
Accepted: May 13, 2004
Published online: Jul 1, 2005
Published in print: Jul 2005
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