桥面槽缝对桥梁断面静态压力分布影响的实验研究

大跨度斜拉桥或悬索桥的桥梁主梁断面的气动外形是桥梁设计者们很关心的问题之一。对主梁节段模型气动力的风洞实验研究一般都只考虑了来流攻角以及模型本身结构外形的影响，而现今不少大桥在双向来回车道的中间开有槽缝，工程上可以用来改善桥面的空气动力特性以及桥梁本身的稳定性，对于这方面的实验研究进行得不多。本文拟通过风洞实验对某大桥桥梁主梁断面在各种开槽情况下的静态压力分布进行研究，进而对断面各测点的压力分布进行矢量求和获得升力系数、阻力系数和升力矩系数，由此来研究开槽与否以及开槽大小对该桥梁主梁断面的气动力的影响，同时也研究了槽中央隔板的存在对气动力系数的影响。研究表明，隔板的有无对气动力并无明显的影响，而开槽与否以及槽宽的大小对压力分布、升阻力系数以及升力矩系数有明显的影响。     

EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF THE AERODYNAMIC ADMITTANCE OF A BRIDGE DECK SEGMENT

The gust loading on bridge decks is described by the dynamic forces on a chord-wise strip and by the spatial distribution of these forces across the span. An experimental method to evaluate the aerodynamic admittance of a segment of a bridge deck that includes a combination of the cross-sectional admittance and the spatial distribution of the forces is presented in this paper. The method is based on wind tunnel tests in turbulent flow on a motionless section model of the deck. The approach has been validated experimentally on a closed-box girder bridge deck but can be applied to bridge decks of any cross-section.     

An accurate singularity-free geometrically exact beam formulation using Euler parameters

Wind-induced nonlinear oscillations of twin-box girder bridges are very sensitive to the aerodynamic shape of the deck (i.e., slot width ratio (SWR) and wind fairing shape) due to the complicated flow characteristics around the bridge deck. This paper presents a fully integrated finite element (FE) model in time domain, involving a nonlinear aerodynamic force model and a bridge FE model, to allow the investigation of nonlinear oscillation behaviors of long-span twin-box girder bridges with various SWRs and wind fairing shapes. The parameters in integrated FE model were firstly identified by using CFD simulation, and then, the proposed model was validated by conducting wind tunnel testing using sectional models and full-bridge aeroelastic models. It demonstrates that the developed integrated model has the capability of simulating the nonlinear flutter behaviors of twin-box girder bridges with various aerodynamic shapes. Furthermore, the prediction results show that the wind fairing shape has significant impact on the degree of freedom participation in coupled oscillation and failure modes, as well as flutter performance of the bridges. In addition, there is an increase in amplitudes of the limit cycle oscillations with the increase in the SWR of the twin-box girder bridges, and the relationships between the bending-torsional coupled oscillation, failure modes, and SWR of the bridges with anti-symmetric wind fairings are opposite to those with symmetric wind fairings.     

空气绕流诱发H型桥面振动的机理分析与模拟——————以Tacoma大桥风振致毁事故为例

以Tacoma大桥风振致毁事故为例, 研究H型桥面的风振机理. 分析了绕流场对称性的 破缺及其诱发桥面振动的情况; 并根据大桥实际尺寸, 采用Fluent软件进行了二维仿真计算. 结果表明: 桥面低压区从中部逐步形成并顺风向移动, 在上下桥面依次交替进行; 其二, 风 速越大, 桥面所受的阻力和升力变化周期越小, 周期变化速率也越小; 其三, 升力系数的变 化周期约为阻力系数变化周期的两倍, 在当时19m/s的风速条件下, 升力系数变化的周期约 为31.5s.     

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

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-amplitude heaving or pitching harmonic oscillations. Unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations are solved in conjunction with an eddy-viscosity and an explicit algebraic Reynolds stress model. Flutter derivatives are determined and compared with wind tunnel results, showing fairly good agreement. The degree of sharpness of the deck lower edges is found to play a key role in the aeroelastic behavior of the profile. In particular, the bridge section fully behaves as a bluff body and is prone to low-reduced-wind-speed torsional galloping in the case of perfectly sharp edges. By contrast, the presence of a small radius of curvature in the section lower corners changes the nature of the instability to coupled flutter and significantly postpones the stability threshold, in line with a quasi-streamlined body behavior. Moreover, a wide sensitivity study is carried out, investigating the influence on the self-excited forces of the amplitude of oscillation, mean angle of attack and Reynolds number. In particular, the numerical simulations for the geometry with smooth lower edges highlight the regime transition occurring when the Reynolds number is varied, with significant effects on the flutter derivatives. Finally, the numerical flow visualizations provide a physical explanation of some phenomena observed in the wind tunnel experiments.     

基于智能驾驶电动汽车的多车?桥梁耦合系统动力学特性研究

迫于能源和环保问题的压力, 电动汽车及智能驾驶受到了各国高度重视. 轮毂电机驱动电动汽车车轮振动剧烈, 与桥梁路面动力学相互作用更加突出, 现有研究主要针对传统汽车, 关于电动车轮与公路桥梁接触动力学相互作用及智能驾驶车队的多车?桥梁耦合作用研究尚不多见. 本文以轮毂电机驱动电动汽车为研究对象, 考虑车轮和桥面多点接触关系, 研究了两个智能驾驶汽车过桥时的车桥耦合动力学特性. 分析了电机质量、电机激励、轮胎悬架刚度非线性、车距、车速对系统振动特性的影响, 以及桥面不平顺激励、三重耦合激励对电动汽车平顺性的影响. 研究表明: 车距和车速是影响车?桥系统振动特性的重要因素, 在车?桥耦合动态设计中, 车距和车速的影响应重点关注; 桥面越平坦, 电机激励及桥面二次激励对车辆平顺性和道路友好性影响越加显著, 当汽车行驶在平坦桥面时两种激励对轮毂电机驱动电动汽车的影响不容忽视. 所建模型有望为智能驾驶电动汽车与桥梁的耦合作用研究提供理论参考.      

Horizontal bridge-soil interaction assessment by dynamic testing

This paper presents a methodology to assess the real longitudinal stiffness of a bridge including the foundation-soil interaction. The method is based on a dynamic test of the bridge complemented by structural identification. The experimentally obtained natural frequencies of the bridge in the horizontal and vertical planes are used to derive, via a parameter identification procedure and a dynamic model of the bridge, the most approximate values of the Winkler coefficients simulating the interaction of foundation with ground. The theoretical background of the procedure is first presented and then demonstrated on a prestressed concrete highway bridge with a total length of 2040 m (normal span length of 40 m). The bridge is located near the sea coast, and large variations in the soil properties were observed between the piers. As a consequence, it was not possible to assess in a reliable way the actual global stiffness of this bridge (due to the interaction of deck, piers, abutments and foundations) in front of horizontal forces (vehicle braking, earthquake, wind and so on) based on the results of the geotechnical survey. The dynamic excitation in the longitudinal direction was easily achieved by means of controlled vehicle braking at different points on the bridge. The results show the feasibility of using dynamic testing with vehicle braking as excitation to deduce the correct behavior of the bridge under the effect of horizontal loads.     

Flow-induced vibrations and the Landau equation

The initial and general transient temporal behaviours of flow induced vibrations were studied particularly with regard to the extent with which self-excited, flow-induced vibrations can be described by the Landau equation.Three different cases are studied experimentally, using bodies with generic shape. The first case represents a bluff body: resembling a simplified section of the Tacoma bridge, which has a single torsional degree of freedom. The second case is a two-dimensional airfoil in transonic flow having a heave and a torsional degree of freedom. The third case is an elastic half-wing model, also investigated in transonic flow.It is shown that in all three cases, beyond the critical point and at small initial amplitude the temporal development of the oscillations up to the limit cycle i.e. the envelope of the measured time functions, agrees with the corresponding curve, given by the solution of the Landau equation. For the Tacoma section and the airfoil the same agreement was demonstrated for initial amplitudes much larger than that of the limit cycle. In addition for both last cases the bifurcation behaviour was investigated and the Landau constants were determined. Finally an elementary physical explanation for the instability phenomenon was given.     

板桁结构考虑局部屈曲空间计算的横向条带板段单元法

用有限个横向条带法构造了板桁组合结构板段考虑局部屈曲的空间位移模式。基于三维连续体的虚功增量方程,导出了横向条带板段单元的ＵＬ列式,并考虑了板段单元位形变化的影响。此计算方法自由度少,计算精度高,能用于大型板桁结构的几何非线性分析。文末计算了广东西江桥板桁组合结构模型梁,计算结果与实测结果吻合较好。     

车辆各轮相干桥面不平顺激励的车桥耦合振动

根据车辆左右轮的互功率谱密度和相干函数,推导了左右轮桥面不平顺特性中对应相位角的相干关系,提出了采用相位角相干生成车辆各轮相干桥面不平顺激励的方法,并通过数值算例验证了该生成方法的可靠性.工程应用结果表明,车辆各轮相干桥面不平顺激励增大了桥梁、车辆竖向和车辆俯仰角的振动响应,但降低了车辆侧倾角的振动响应;不同相干函数模...     

A numerical investigation into the aerodynamic characteristics and aeroelastic stability of a footbridge

The results of a numerical investigation into the aerodynamic characteristics and aeroelastic stability of a proposed footbridge across a highway in the north of England are presented. The longer than usual span, along with the unusual nature of the pedestrian barriers, indicated that the deck configuration was likely to be beyond the reliable limits of the British design code BD 49/01. The calculations were performed using the discrete vortex method, DIVEX, developed at the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde. DIVEX has been successfully validated on a wide range of problems, including the aeroelastic response of bridge deck sections. In particular, the investigation focussed on the effects of non-standard pedestrian barriers on the structural integrity of the bridge. The proposed deck configuration incorporated a barrier comprised of angled flat plates, and the bridge was found to be unstable at low wind speeds, with the plates having a strong turning effect on the flow at the leading edge of the deck. These effects are highlighted in both a static and dynamic analysis of the bridge deck, along with modifications to the design that aim to improve the aeroelastic stability of the deck. Proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) was also used to investigate the unsteady pressure field on the upper surface of the static bridge deck. The results of the flutter investigation and the POD analysis highlight the strong influence of the pedestrian barriers on the overall aerodynamic characteristics and aeroelastic stability of the bridge.     

Energy pumping for mechanical systems involving non-smooth Saint-Venant terms

This paper deals with energy transfer from initial one degree of freedom system including non-smooth terms of friction (Saint-Venant) type to an auxiliary mass via an adapted non-linear coupling. We describe design of auxiliary degree of freedom and non-linear smooth coupling to the initial one degree of freedom system. First the auxiliary system is designed as if the initial one degree of freedom system was simply elastic. Then we study numerically the transfer for the non-smooth system in the cases of free transient oscillations or forced oscillations under periodic external forcing. Efficiency of energy pumping is discussed.     

Limit Cycle Oscillations of a Wing Section with a Tip Mass

This paper presents an investigation into the limit cycleoscillation phenomenon for a nonlinear aeroelasticsystem under unsteady aerodynamics. The system consists of a sweptbackwing section carrying a tip mass with one degree of freedom. Thejunction stiffness considered between the wing and the tip mass istrilinear. The method of harmonic balance, which can be very practicalin the study of nonlinear flutter, is used for the theoretical analysisof limit cycle oscillations. Stable, unstable and semi-stable limitcycles are predicted in the system for both cases of hardening andsoftening springs. Results found by numerical simulation provide theamplitudes of limit cycles. The experimental results in wind tunneltests agree well with the predictions obtained both theoretically andnumerically.     

Modal parameters for structural integrity monitoring of fixed offshore platforms

The most commonly used offshore oil-production platforms, the jacket structures, because of their long service in a very hostile environment, require periodic inspection for structural integrity. Present-day diver inspection is highly uneconomical and has certain inherent limitations. To overcome these limitations, it has been proposed to use an instrumented monitoring system based on the dynamic response of the platform. Several investigations were carried out to remove the uncertainties in this method which arose mainly from changes in the mass on the deck and marine growth. One of the important proposals investigated was the use of modal vectors. But these investigations were based on simple analytical and physical models. In order to assess the efficiency of using modal vectors to monitor the structural integrity of the platform, a detailed study was carried out on a real platform. Finite-element and physical models of the platform were used in the investigation. This paper reports on the physical model tests. A geometric model of the platform was tested under electrodynamic and wave excitation, simulating damages in the structure and changing the mass on the deck. In all tests, modal frequencies and modal vectors in different degrees of freedom were determined by autospectral analysis of acceleration response. Baed on the results, a scheme for integrity monitoring of a fixed offshore platform is suggested which, if implemented carefully, can at least minimize, if not dispense with, the uneconomic diver inspection.     

Seismic behaviour of isolated multi-span continuous bridge to nonstationary random seismic excitation

This paper concentrates on the results of responses of a multi-span continuous bridge isolated with double concave friction pendulum bearings subjected to non-stationary random seismic excitation characterized by the incoherence, the wave-passage, and the site-response effects. The earthquake excitation is modelled as a non-stationary random process as uniformly modulated broad-band excitation. To perform the seismic isolation procedure, the double concave friction pendulum bearings which are sliding devices that utilize two spherical concave surfaces are placed at each of the six support points of the deck. The non-stationary response of the isolated bridge is compared with the corresponding stationary response in order to study the effects of non-stationary characteristics of the earthquake input motion. Solutions obtained from the stationary and non-stationary stochastic analyses for the isolated bridge to spatially varying earthquake ground motions are compared for the special cases of the earthquake ground motion model. The spatially varying earthquake ground motions are described stochastically based on an empirical coherency loss function and a filtered power spectral density function. The site effect is considered by a transfer function derived from one dimensional wave propagation theory. It is observed that the stationary assumption is reasonable for the considered ground motion duration.     

正交异性钢桥面板轮载横向效应的解析分析方法

在分析正交异性钢桥面板构造特点的基础上,将轮载影响范围内的桥面板简化为弹性支撑的平面框架,建立了正交异性钢桥面轮载横向效应的解析分析模型,推导了纵肋弹性支撑刚度和车轮荷载集度等效计算方法,提出了桥面板与U肋交接位置处横向弯曲应力的解析公式,讨论并明确了影响桥面板横向弯曲应力峰值的关键敏感影响因素,并以某钢箱梁为例证明了本文算法的合理性。研究发现,本文方法计算得到桥面板与U肋相交位置的横向应力值与有限元结果相差不超过10%,证实了本文算法的正确性,也为正交异性钢桥面的初步设计提供了极大的方便;正交异性钢桥面板的横向轮载应力随U肋厚度和高度增加而增大,但随顶板厚度和横隔板间距增大而减小;相对而言,顶板内横向拉应力受顶板厚度的影响最为显著,对腹板倾角和U肋腹板厚度的变化并不敏感。     

Aeroelastic Wind Forces on Flexible Bridge Girders

Non-stationary aeroelastic wind force processes on a streamlined bridge deck are modelled for use within computations in the range of statistically stationary girder oscillation and for the mathematical investigation of the limit of aeroelastic stability. Time Domain (TD) methods, as the direct integration on a finite-element (FE) model, are applied in structural analyses for taking into consideration both geometric and physical nonlinearities. The FE method requires a continuous form of the force model, which permits an arbitrary discretization in time. The present model is based on continuous step response functions of Wagner-type, taking advantage of modern advances of that theory. Special emphasis is put on the continuity and the existence of equivalent representations in time and frequency domains. A realistic wind load model must include measured force functions and effects from the wind turbulence. For that reason, the force functions are calibrated in wind tunnel tests on section models in grid turbulence and boundary layer flow. The aeroelastic in-phase and out-of-phase forces are identified from highly accurate calibrations experiments on section models up to high frequencies which permits to decrease the time step increment. Turbulence effects on the aeroelastic coefficients are included in mean terms.     

On damage detection by continuous dynamic monitoring in wind-excited suspension bridges

The paper discusses the application of dynamic methods for damage detection in the main cables of suspension bridges, using data continuously recorded under wind excitation through permanent monitoring systems and automated operational modal analysis. A continuum model for predicting the vertical aeroelastic response of wind-excited damaged suspension bridges is formulated and presented at first. The model shows that, for a real sample bridge, typical variations of mean wind speed produce variations of natural frequencies, due to aeroelastic effects, that are more significant than those produced by a small damage. A possible solution to this issue, proposed in the paper, consists of removing the dependence on the excitation source by calculating frequency shifts considering frequencies, in reference and damaged states, associated to approximately the same mean wind speed. This task and the necessary estimation of frequency shifts through a statistical analysis of identified natural frequencies outline the need for a continuous dynamic monitoring. The analytical model is finally employed for generating dynamic wind response data that are successively processed by means of an advanced automated modal identification tool. Although based on the simplifications inherently contained in the analytical model, the results show that frequency shifts caused by a relatively small damage can be accurately estimated from response data recorded under wind excitation with a reasonable number of data sets.