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Moving load resonance — the ladder

One essay so far against this idea. A ladder is the distinct arguments that stand against one idea, and this one has room to grow.
  1. 10020030040050002468train speed (km/h)peak deck acceleration (m/s²)d·f₁/1d·f₁/2d·f₁/3d·f₁/4ballast limit 3.5 m/s²f₁ = 6.25 Hzζ = 1.0%18 m spacing

    The train that arrives in time with itself

    A single load crossing a span is a mild problem. A train is not one load — its axles are regularly spaced, so the forcing has a frequency of its own, and where a multiple of it lands on the bridge's frequency each coach arrives exactly in step with the motion the last one left behind.

    rung 1 · dynamics

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