Abstract
The purpose of this study is to propose the human walking and running force by using FFT power spectrum from the experimental acceleration data of the human body. An experiment on human walking and running is carried out on a stationary floor. Effectiveness of the proposed method based on body response spectrum by FFT analysis is discussed compared with the existing walking and running forces for vertical component determined by force transducers. It was found that there is a slight difference between males and females when walking and running on a stationary floor. Based on these results, it is confirmed that the present method might be an effective means to identify the walking and running vertical forces for the dynamic analysis of pedestrian bridges with sufficient accuracy and less complexity.
