• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.491-504
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• 2002

A state-space method is proposed to analyze the aerodynamically coupled flutter problems of long-span bridges based on the modal coordinates of structure. The theory about complex modes is applied in this paper. The general governing equation of the system is converted into a complex standard characteristic equation in a state space format, which contains only two variables. The proposed method is a single-parameter searching method about reduced velocity, and it need not choose the participating modes beforehand and has no requirement for the form of structure damping matrix. The information about variations of system characteristics with reduced velocity and wind velocity can be provided. The method is able to find automatically the lowest critical flutter velocity and give relative amplitudes, phases and energy ratios of the participating modes in the flutter motion. Moreover, the flutter analysis of Jiangyin Yangtse suspension bridge with 1385 m main span is performed. The proposed method has proved reliable in its methodology and efficient in its use.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.209-221
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• 2012

The flutter reliability analysis of long span bridges requires use of a software tool that predicts the uncertainty in a flutter response due to uncertainties in the model formulation and input parameters. Existing flutter analysis numerical codes are not capable of dealing with stochastic uncertainty in the analysis of long span bridges. The goal of the present work is to develop a software tool (FREASB) to enable designers to efficiently and accurately conduct flutter reliability analysis of long span bridges. The FREASB interfaces an open-source Matlab toolbox for structural reliability analysis (FERUM) with a typical deterministic flutter analysis code. The paper presents a brief introduction to the generalized first-order reliability method implemented in FREASB and key steps involved in coupling it with a typical deterministic flutter analysis code. A numerical example concerning flutter reliability analysis of a long span suspension bridge with a main span of 1385 m is presented to demonstrate the application and effectiveness of the methodology and the software.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2011

본 연구는 교량 중에 장대교량을 대표하는 현수교에 대한 설계 시 고려요소인 중앙경간과 새그비의 변화에 따른 경관선호도를 파악하고 경관선호도와 이미지요인과의 관계, 설계요소와 이미지요인과의 관계를 SD법을 적용하여 교량의 이미지 특성을 파악함으로써 경관적 환경을 조성할 수 있는 방안을 제시하는데 연구의 목적이 있다. 교량경관에 대한 경관적 선호도를 분석한 결과 교량의 중앙경간의 길이가 길어질수록 선호하는 새그비의 범위는 줄어드는 것으로 보아 중앙경간이 길어질수록 낮은 새그비를 선호하며, 중앙경간이 길어질수록 경관선호도가 높아짐을 알 수 있었다. 경관선호도와 이미지요인에서는 경관선호도가 높은 새그비의 속성에는 "안정성" "조형성" "심미성"과 모두(+)상관관계에 있지만 "조형성"의 영향이 미비하였다. 설계요소와 이미지 요인과의 관계에서는 중앙경간과 새그비의 요인에는 "안정성"이라는 요인과 더 관계되어 있었으며, 새그비가 낮아질수록 중앙경간이 길어질수록 "안정성"이 높게 평가되었다. 이 결과, 경관적으로 선호하는 이미지의 특성 중 "조형성"의 이미지 특성이 미비한 것으로 나타나 "조형성"의 이미지특성의 부각을 위해 중앙경간과 새그비의 비례요소가 아닌 균형과 대칭의 요소의 변화를 주어 보완실험을 하였다. 그 결과 3주탑현수교와 새그의 좌우대칭이 다른 현수교가 "조형성"의 이미지 특성이 더 부각되는 결과를 볼 수 있었고, 추후에 현수교의 경관설계를 할 때 비례요소뿐만 아니라 균형과 대칭의 요소도 고려하여 설계 시 반영하여야 할 것이다.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.427-443
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• 2024

By using a computational program of three-dimensional aerostatic and aerodynamic stability analysis of long-span bridges under skew wind, the dynamic characteristics and structural stability(including the aerostatic and aerodynamic stability) of a three-tower cable-stayed-suspension hybrid bridge with main span of 1 400 meters are investigated numerically under skew wind, and the skew wind and aerostatic effects on the aerostatic and aerodynamic stability of three-tower cable-stayedsuspension hybrid bridge are ascertained. The results show that the three-tower cable-stayed-suspension hybrid bridge is a longspan structure with greater flexibility, and it is more susceptible to the wind action. The aerostatic instability of three-tower cable-stayed-suspension hybrid bridges is characterized by the coupling of vertical bending and torsion of the girder, and the skew wind does not affect the aerostatic instability mode. The skew wind has positive or negative effects on the aerostatic stability of the bridge, the influence is between -5.38% and 4.64%, and in most cases, it reduces the aerostatic stability of the bridge. With the increase of wind yaw angle, the critical wind speed of aerostatic instability does not vary as the cosine rule as proposed by the skew wind decomposition method, the skew wind decomposition method may overestimate the aerostatic stability, and the maximum overestimation is 16.7%. The flutter critical wind speed fluctuates with the increase of wind yaw angle, and it may reach to the minimum value under the skew wind. The skew wind has limited effect on the aerodynamic stability of three-tower cable-stayed-suspension hybrid bridge, however the aerostatic effect significantly reduces the aerodynamic stability of the bridge under skew wind, the reduction is between 3.66% and 21.86%, with an overall average drop of 11.59%. The combined effect of skew and static winds further reduces the critical flutter wind speed, the decrease is between 7.91% and 19.37%, with an overall average decrease of 11.85%. Therefore, the effects of skew and static winds must be comprehensively considered in the aerostatic and aerodynamic stability analysis of three-tower cable-stayed-suspension hybrid bridges.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제6권5_6호
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• pp.525-543
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• 2010

Testing and validation processes are critical tasks in developing a new hardware platform based on a new technology. This paper describes a series of experiments to evaluate the performance of a newly developed MEMS-based wireless sensor node as part of a wireless sensor network (WSN). The sensor node consists of a sensor board with four accelerometers, a thermometer and filtering and digitization units, and a MICAz mote for control, local computation and communication. The experiments include calibration and linearity tests for all sensor channels on the sensor boards, dynamic range tests to evaluate their performance when subjected to varying excitation, noise characteristic tests to quantify the noise floor of the sensor board, and temperature tests to study the behavior of the sensors under changing temperature profiles. The paper also describes a large-scale deployment of the WSN on a long-span suspension bridge, which lasted over three months and continuously collected ambient vibration and temperature data on the bridge. Statistical modal properties of a bridge tower are presented and compared with similar estimates from a previous deployment of sensors on the bridge and finite element models.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.637-662
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• 2013

The Jiangyin Bridge is a suspension bridge with a main span of 1385 m over the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province, China. Being the first bridge with a main span exceeding 1 km in Chinese mainland, it had been instrumented with a structural health monitoring (SHM) system when completed in 1999. After operation for several years, it was found with malfunction in sensors and data acquisition units, and insufficient sensors to provide necessary information for structural health evaluation. This study reports the SHM system upgrade project on the Jiangyin Bridge. Although implementations of SHM system have been reported worldwide, few studies are available on the upgrade of SHM system so far. Recognizing this, the upgrade of original SHM system for the bridge is first discussed in detail. Especially, lessons learned from the original SHM system are applied to the design of upgraded SHM system right away. Then, performance assessment of the bridge, including: (i) characterization of temperature profiles and effects; (ii) recognition of wind characteristics and effects; and (iii) identification of modal properties, is carried out by making use of the long-term monitoring data obtained from the upgraded SHM system. Emphasis is placed on the verification of design assumptions and prediction of bridge behavior or extreme responses. The results may provide the baseline for structural health evaluation.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.665-686
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• 2014

This study presents a comprehensive investigation of the aerostatic and buffeting response characteristics of a suspension bridge catwalk. The three-dimensional aerostatic response analysis was carried out taking into account the geometric nonlinearity and nonlinear dependence of wind loads on the angle of attack. The buffeting response analysis was performed in the time domain. The aerostatic and buffeting responses of the catwalk show strong coupling of vertical and lateral vibrations. The lateral displacement is the main component of the wind-induced static and buffeting response of the catwalk.

• 전산구조공학
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.33-43
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• 2007

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제30권3A호
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• pp.241-256
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 변장비 70에 가까운 도전적인 현수교 단면을 개발하는데 목적을 두고 있다. 이를 위하여 먼저 강박스 현수교의 제원을 수집 분석하였다. 그 결과를 보면 강박스 현수교에서 경간장과 형상변수(교폭, 형고, 변장비, 고폭비)는 상관관계가 낮았고 고유진동수와 형상변수의 상관관계도 낮은 것으로 나타났으며, 상관관계가 높은 경간장과 고유진동수 관계는 신뢰구간별 추정식을 제시하였다. 그리고 교폭, 진동수비, 질량, 질량관성모멘트, 수직 및 비틈 고유진동수 변화에 따른 플러터 풍속의 민감도 분석을 실시하였는데, 타 변수보다 비틈 고유진동수가 플러터 풍속에 미치는 영향이 가장 큰 것으로 나타났다. 주경간장 1111 m인 현수교의 내풍 단면을 개발하기 위하여 최소 단면폭과 형고를 제약조건으로 하여 총 30개의 단면에 대한 풍동실험을 실시하고, 이로부터 한계풍속 기준을 충분히 만족하는 단면을 찾았다. 그리고 다중모드 플러터 해석으로 개발한 단면의 내풍안정성을 검증하였다. 본 연구에서 제시한 세장 단면은 향후 장대 현수교 설계시 활용할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 전산구조공학
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.31-34
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• 2008