Abstract:To evaluate the pedestrian comfort of the cantilevered pedestrian and non-motored vehicle passages of long-span bridge under random traffic flow, the vehicle-induced vibration response analysis and the comfort assessment are conducted on a steel-box composite continuous beam bridge with a main span of 180 m. A vehicle-bridge coupled vibration analysis model is established based on the separate iteration method, and an evaluation system centered on frequency-weighted root-mean-square acceleration is developed in accordance with relevant standards. Considering the randomness of pavement roughness, five traffic flow scenarios are simulated for vehicles crossing the bridge. The distribution patterns of vibration responses of the pedestrian and non-motored vehicle passage are analyzed, and the pedestrian comfort is quantitatively evaluated. The results show that the vehicle-induced vibration of the pedestrian and non-motored vehicle passage is mainly concentrated in the separated section of the girder, and the vibration response in the area far from the girder has an amplification effect. Within the predicted long-term traffic flow range, the frequency-weighted root-mean-square acceleration at all points of pedestrian and non-motored vehicle passage is all less than 0.06 m/s2, and the pedestrian comfort is rated as “no discomfort”. Therefore, this type of bridge structure can meet the pedestrian comfort requirements under the design traffic flow.