Vibration test and analysis of Laoshan bicycle gymnasium for the Olympic Games under multi-support excitations

The vibration tests of Laoshan bicycle gymnasium for the Olympic Games are performed under multi-support excitations in order to verify the effectiveness of multi-support time history method. The excitation sources come from the impact forces acting on the ring beam of the reticulated structure, on the basis of which the records of motions of each excited point and corresponding structural vibration responses are all collected. The theoretical analytical model of the structure is further established and the structural dynamic responses are obtained subjected to the same excitation case via multi-support time history method. The calculation results are generally in agreement with those of the test in both time domain and frequency domain, which verify the effectiveness of multi-support time history method. The vibration test can also provide references for long-span structures under multi-support excitations.