Moving Load Spectrum for Analyzing the Extreme Response of Bridge Free Vibration

In order to more effectively establish the relationship between moving load speed and the extreme response of bridge free vibration, a novel analysis method is presented based on the moving load spectrum, which is deduced from Fourier transform in this paper. By analyzing the moving load spectrum in detail, the moving load velocities which lead to the extreme responses of bridge free vibration under single moving constant force or harmonic force are obtained, and the corresponding formula for calculating the moving load velocity which leads to the maximum response of bridge free vibration is put forward. Finally, the moving load spectrum for analyzing the extreme response of bridge free vibration is validated by a large number of calculations in the time domain in this paper. The results show that the moving velocities corresponding to the extreme points in the moving load spectrum are consistent with the velocities corresponding to the extreme points of the bridge vibration response obtained in the time domain, and the forced and free vibration displacement responses of bridge are not the largest when the single moving constant force or harmonic force passes through the bridge at the resonant velocity compared to other speeds.

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