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Wind and Structures
  Volume 10, Number 1, January 2007 , pages 83-97
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/was.2007.10.1.083
 


Rain-wind induced vibrations of cables in laminar and turbulent flow
U. Peil and O. Dreyer

 
Abstract
    In the last decades there have been frequent reports of oscillations of slender tension members under simultaneous action of rain and wind - characterized by large amplitudes and low frequencies. The members, e.g. cables of cable-stayed bridges, slightly inclined hangers of arch bridges or cables of guyed-masts, show a circular cross section and low damping. These rain-wind induced vibrations negatively affect the serviceability and the lifespan of the structures. The present article gives a short literature review, describes a mathematical approach for the simulation of rain-wind induced vibrations, sums up some examples to verify the calculated results and discusses measures to suppress the vibrations.
 
Key Words
    cable vibration; rain; wind; numerical simulation; aeroelastic instability.
 
Address
U. Peil and O. Dreyer; Institute for Steel Structures, Technical University, Braunschweig, Germany
 

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