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Wind and Structures
  Volume 12, Number 6, November 2009 , pages 519-540
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/was.2009.12.6.519
 


Experimental and numerical identification of flutter derivatives for nine bridge deck sections
Uwe Starossek, Hasan Aslan and Lydia Thiesemann

 
Abstract
    This paper presents the results of a study into experimental and numerical methods for the identification of bridge deck flutter derivatives. Nine bridge deck sections were investigated in a water tunnel in order to create an empirical reference set for numerical investigations. The same sections, plus a wide range of further sections, were studied numerically using a commercially available CFD code. The experimental and numerical results were compared with respect to accuracy, sensitivity, and practical suitability. Furthermore, the relevance of the effective angle of attack, the possible assessment of non-critical vibrations, and the formulation of lateral vibrations were studied. Selected results are presented in this paper. The full set of raw data is available online to provide researchers and engineers with a comprehensive benchmarking tool.
 
Key Words
    bridge flutter; flutter derivatives; water tunnel; CFD; numerical simulation; effective angle of attack; non-critical vibration; lateral vibration.
 
Address
Uwe Starossek and Hasan Aslan; Hamburg University of Technology, 21073 Hamburg, Germany
Lydia Thiesemann; WTM Engineers, Ballindamm 17, 20095 Hamburg, Germany
 

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