The effects of centripetal and Coriolis forces on the dynamic response of light bridges under moving loads

This paper deals with the linear dynamic response of a simply supported lig ht (steel) bridge under a moving load-mass of constant magnitude and veloci ty including the effect of the centripetal and Coriolis forces, which alway s are neglected. The individual and coupling effect of these forces in conn ection with the magnitude of the velocity of the moving load are fully disc ussed using a solution method based on an author's older publication. A var iety of numerical results allows us to draw important conclusions for struc tural design purposes.