Research Output from the Project

Journal Papers:

  1. Ellis, B. R., Ji, T. and Littler, J., (2000), The response of grandstands to dynamic crowd loads, Structures and Buildings, Vol.140, No.4, pp.355-365, The Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, 
  2. Ginty, D., Derwent, J. M. and Ji, T., (2001),  The frequency ranges of dance-type loads, Journal of Structural Engineer, Vol.79, No.6, pp.27-31.
  3. Ji, T. and Wang, D., (2001), A supplementary condition for calculating periodical vibration,  Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol.241, No.5, pp.920-924

Conference Papers:

  1. Ji, T. and Ellis, B. R.,(1999), The evaluation of sports stadia grandstands for dynamic crowd loads at pop concerts in the United Kingdom,  The Fourth Conference of the European Association for Structural Dynamics, Prague, 7-10 June, 1999
  2. Ji, T. and Ellis, B. R., (1999), Human whole-body models in structural vibration, The 13th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, Baltimore, USA, 13-16 June 1999.

Seminars and Lectures:

  1. The Response of Structures to Dynamic Crowd Loads
    Introduced by Dr. B. R. Ellis and Dr. T. Ji
    Society for Earthquakes and Civil Engineering Dynamics
    The ICE headquarters, London, 25 November 1998 (17:30)
  2. Effective Bracing Systems for Structures
    Introduced by Dr. T. Ji
    Lancashire and Cheshire Branch of the Institution of Structural Engineers
    UMIST, Manchester, 9 March 1999 (17:45)
  3. Design for Safety of Grandstands subject to Dynamic Crowd Loads
    a) Institute of Buidling Structures, China Academy of Building Research, Beijing, China, 19 July 1999
    b) Harbin University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Harbin, China, 28 July 1999
    c) Sterling Group Lecture Series 1999 organised by the Royal Academy of Engineering
        Singapore,  12 August 1999
        Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 18 Auguest 1999
  4. Grandstands Used for Pop Concerts - the interaction between mechanics concepts and structural problems
    Mechanics Colloquium, Cambridge, 3 February 2000
    Organised by the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

Articles:

  1. Ji, T., Students boogying for science, the UMIST Times, Vol. 19, No.3, 3 November 1997
  2. Ji, T., Safety of structures under dance-type loads, Research Focus, Issue No.33, May 1998
  3. Ji, T. and Ellis, B. R., Experimental determination of the dynamic crowd effect,   The SECED Newsletter, Vol.12, No.3,October 1998
  4. Ji, T., Meeting Report: The response of structures to dynamic crowd loads,  The SECED Newsletter, Vol. 12, No.4, December 1998
  5. Ji, T., EURODYN'99, The SECED Newsletter, September 1999

 

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