BINARY FLUTTER OF SUSPENSION BRIDGE DECK SECTIONS

Wind tunnel experiments on models of suspension bridge deck sections with plate girders of various heights are made to show that binary flutter of suspension bridge deck sections can be classified into three types which have different mechanisms of excitation; i.e., the classical type flutter, single-degree-of-freedom type, and the intermediate type. Analyses on an energy equation of bluff structues with many degrees-of-freedom are also given to establish the theoretical basis of the classification of binary flutter. Although the geometry of the deck section is found to be the most dominant parameter that influences the type of flutter, it may also depend on various other parameters. The uncoupled frequency ratio is chosen, maong others, and its effects on the three types of binary flutter are investigated. /Author/

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• Authors:
  • Nakamura, Y
  • YOSHIMURA, T
• Publication Date: 1976-8

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 685-700
• Serial:
  • Journal of Engineering Mechanics
  • Volume: 102
  • Issue Number: EM4
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9399
  • EISSN: 1943-7889
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/journal/jenmdt

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge decks; Bridge design; Bridges; Electromagnetic frequencies; Excitation; Machines; Plate girders; Ratios; Structural design; Structures; Suspension bridges; Vibration; Wind tunnels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Parameters
• Old TRIS Terms: Binary systems; Mechanisms
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00139592
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASCE #12327
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 1976 12:00AM