Why does the Millennium Bridge wobble? Scientists explain
The Millennium Bridge is closing for three weeks for urgent maintenance works. Here, MailOnline reveals the science behind the unusual phenomenon.
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The Millennium Bridge is closing for three weeks for urgent maintenance works. Here, MailOnline reveals the science behind the unusual phenomenon.
You may have experienced an unsettling amount of swaying and wobbling if you've been on a bridge with large numbers of pedestrians traveling over it at the same time. Now, we have a fascinating new explanation for what causes this worrying movement
The theory that bridge swaying is caused by people falling into step with each other, causing a synchronised pendulum effect, has been dismissed by researchers at Georgia State University.
Researchers have a new explanation for why pedestrian bridges wobble and sway: Too many people are crossing at once and simply trying not to fall over.
The pedestrian crossing over the Thames River, between Tate Modern and St. Paul’s Cathedral, opened in June 2000, with thousands lining up to walk it.