Eccentric-wing Flutter Stabilizer for Bridges
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Uwe Starossek
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Conference: Bridges and Structures Sustainability - Seeking Intelligent Solutions, Guangzhou, China, 8-11 May 2016 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Conference, Guangzhou, China, 8 – 11 May 2016 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 435-440 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 6 | ||||
| Year: | 2016 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/222137816819258753 | ||||
| Abstract: |
A device is presented that aims at preventing bridge flutter. It consists of wings positioned along the sides of, and fixed relative to, the bridge deck. Flutter suppression efficiency is high provided the lateral eccentricity of the wings is large. It is a passive aerodynamic device that is more economical than other passive measures or devices. Moreover, it does not contain moving parts. This is an advantage over devices with moving parts that meet resistance due to reliability concerns. Results of a numerical study are presented in which the critical wind speed for flutter onset of a bridge without wings and with wings mounted in various configurations were determined. Preliminary wind tunnel test results are reported and a cost estimate is given. |
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| Keywords: |
numerical study flutter fixed wing long-span bridge passive aerodynamic device
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