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Wind and Structures Volume 26, Number 4, April 2018 , pages 231-251 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/was.2018.26.4.231 |
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Examination of experimental errors in Scanlan derivatives of a closed-box bridge deck |
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Fabio Rizzo and Luca Caracoglia
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| Abstract | ||
| The objective of the investigation is the analysis of wind-tunnel experimental errors, associated with the measurement of aeroelastic coefficients of bridge decks (Scanlan flutter derivatives). A two-degree-of-freedom experimental apparatus is used for the measurement of flutter derivatives. A section model of a closed-box bridge deck is considered in this investigation. Identification is based on free-vibration aeroelastic tests and the Iterative Least Squares method. Experimental error investigation is carried out by repeating the measurements and acquisitions thirty times for each wind tunnel speed and configuration of the model. This operational procedure is proposed for analyzing the experimental variability of flutter derivatives. Several statistical quantities are examined; these quantities include the standard deviation and the empirical probability density function of the flutter derivatives at each wind speed. Moreover, the critical flutter speed of the setup is evaluated according to standard flutter theory by accounting for experimental variability. Since the probability distribution of flutter derivatives and critical flutter speed does not seem to obey a standard theoretical model, polynomial chaos expansion is proposed and used to represent the experimental variability. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| long-span bridges; Scanlan (flutter) derivatives; wind tunnel tests; bridge flutter; experimental error analysis; probability estimation; polynomial chaos expansion | ||
| Address | ||
| Fabio Rizzo: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Engineering and Geology, University \"G. D;Annunzio\", Pescara, PE 65127, Italy Luca Caracoglia: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA | ||