AEROELASTIC ANALYSIS OF CABLE-STAYED BRIDGES

This is an examination of the particular aeroelastic problems of cable-stayed bridges. The examination organizes the analysis methods around experimental flutter derivatives, and recognizes the full 3-dimensional complexities of the responding bridge models. The examination focuses upon frequency domain considerations. Examples are drawn from the analysis of the flutter and buffeting of twin-deck cable-stayed bridge in both completed and erection stages. Cable stayed bridges are considerably more vulnerable during construction than after completion. A note of interest is the manner in which the flutter derivatives delineate the different actions of the windward and leeward decks of the twin-deck configuration. It is noted how spanwise diminution in correlation of the flutter derivatives explains the experimentally observed increase of critical flutter velocity when changing from smooth to turbulent flow.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Scanlan, R H
  • Jones, N P
• Publication Date: 1990-2

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 279-297
• Serial:
  • Journal of Structural Engineering
  • Volume: 116
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9445
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/loi/jsendh

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aeroelasticity; Cable stayed bridges; Structural analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Bridge dynamics
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00493855
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 30 1990 12:00AM