Methods for flutter stability analysis of long-span bridges: a review

T Abbas, I Kavrakov… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Predicting the phenomenon of aerodynamic instability is essential for the analysis and
design of long-span cable-supported bridges. This paper reviews the history and …

A wake-oscillator model for predicting VIV of 4-to-1 rectangular section cylinder

Y Hui, Y Tang, Q Yang, B Chen - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2024 - Springer
Vortex-induced vibration (VIV) is a typical of large amplitude vibration for slender structure.
Predicting the amplitude and wind speed range for VIV is vital and challenging in the wind …

CFD-based aeroelastic characterization of streamlined bridge deck cross-sections subject to shape modifications using surrogate models

MC Montoya, F Nieto, S Hernández, I Kusano… - Journal of Wind …, 2018 - Elsevier
The classical approach currently used in the bridge engineering industry for the structural
and aeroelastic design of bridges is based on an iterative heuristic process which includes …

On the evaluation of bridge deck flutter derivatives using RANS turbulence models

F Brusiani, S de Miranda, L Patruno, F Ubertini… - Journal of Wind …, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper concerns the capabilities and the limitations of computational fluid dynamic
simulations in evaluating the dynamic aeroelastic coefficients currently used to study the …

Flow around single and two tandem rectangular cylinders with various single-side fairings

H Dong, D Shi, X Du - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The shape of single-side wind fairing, which is the longitudinal triangular prism that tailors
the outer side of a bridge deck, is key to the aerodynamic performances of double …

Flow field around a 5: 1 rectangular cylinder using LES: Influence of inflow turbulence conditions, spanwise domain size and their interaction

M Ricci, L Patruno, S de Miranda, F Ubertini - Computers & Fluids, 2017 - Elsevier
The flow field around the rectangular cylinder with aspect ratio 5: 1 has been widely
investigated in recent literature as a prototype of reattached flow around elongated bluff …

Analysis of self-excited forces for a box-girder bridge deck through unsteady RANS simulations

C Mannini, G Sbragi, G Schewe - Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper presents the results of two-dimensional numerical simulations of the flow field
around a trapezoidal box-girder bridge section with later cantilevers, experiencing small …

Bridge deck flutter derivatives: Efficient numerical evaluation exploiting their interdependence

F Nieto, JS Owen, DM Hargreaves… - Journal of Wind …, 2015 - Elsevier
Increasing the efficiency in the process to numerically compute the flutter derivatives of
bridge deck sections is desirable to advance the application of CFD based aerodynamic …

3D LES simulations of a static and vertically free-to-oscillate 4: 1 rectangular cylinder: Effects of the grid resolution

AJ Álvarez, F Nieto, DT Nguyen, JS Owen… - Journal of Wind …, 2019 - Elsevier
Vortex induced vibration (VIV) is an important phenomenon which appears in flexible
structures immersed in a moving fluid. This oscillation is self-sustained and self-limited, but …

A synergistic study of a CFD and semi-analytical models for aeroelastic analysis of bridges in turbulent wind conditions

I Kavrakov, G Morgenthal - Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2018 - Elsevier
Long-span bridges are prone to wind-induced vibrations. Therefore, a reliable
representation of the aerodynamic forces acting on a bridge deck is of a major significance …