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Plenary Lecture at Fourth M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics – Focus: Fluid-Structure Interactions, Boston, June 13-15, 2007. During the last decades, several studies on suspension bridges under wind actions have been developed in civil engineering and many techniques have been used to approach this structural problem both in time and frequency domain. In this paper, four types of time domain techniques to evaluate the response and the stability of a long span suspension bridge are implemented: nonaeroelastic, steady, quasi steady, modified quasi steady. These techniques are compared considering both nonturbulent and turbulent flow wind modelling. The results show consistent differences both in the amplitude of the response and in the value of critical wind velocity.

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Fourth M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid

Mechanics – Focus: Fluid-Structure Interactions

Boston, June 13-15, 2007

Comparison of time domain techniques

for the evaluation

of the response and the stability

of long span suspension bridges

F.Petrini, F.Giuliano, F.Bontempi*

*Professor of Structural Analysis and Design

University of Rome La Sapienza - ITALY

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PART #1

CONTEXT

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STRUCTURAL MODEL

LOADING SYSTEM

GEOMETRY AND MATERIAL

UNCERTAINTY

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CONTROL DEVICES

SOIL BEHAVIORMATERIAL NONLINEARITY

SOIL/STRUCTURE INTERFACE CONTACT

HANGERS

TOWERS

MAIN CABLES

GEOMETRIC NONLINEARITY

NONLINEARITY

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TRAFFIC – STRUCTURE

WIND - STRUCTURE

SOIL - STRUCTURE

INTERACTION

GLOBAL/LOCAL STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOUR

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DECISIONNEGOTIATION & REFRAMING

WIND & TEMPERATURE

EARTHQUAKE

AN

TR

OP

IC A

CT

ION

S

(RA

ILW

AY

& H

IGH

WA

Y)

ST

RU

CT

UR

AL

BE

HA

VIO

R &

PE

RF

OR

MA

NC

E A

SS

ES

SM

EN

T

MODEL

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Vento = f(s,t)

Vento = f(s,t)

Vento = f(s,t)

Vento = f(s,t)

Performance level assessing in response problem

Wind Vel

(m/s)

Return

Period

(years)

Performance to be furnished Level of

performance

21 50 Complete serviceability

(roadway and railway traffic)

High

45 200 Partial serviceability (railway

traffic)

Medium

57 2000 Maintaining the structural

integrity

Low

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a) COMPOUND DECK

structural complexity

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deck arrangement

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deck arrangement

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highway girder section

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railway girder section

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transverse element section

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b) RESTRAINT DEVICES

localized nonlinearities

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WIND

HG

TG

SICILIA’S TOWER LEG

WIND

SICILIA’S TOWER LEG CALABRIA’S TOWER LEG

CALABRIA’S TOWER LEG

TS

LS

Sicilia Calabria

RG

HG

TG

LS

TS

WIND

HG

TG

SICILIA’S TOWER LEG

WIND

SICILIA’S TOWER LEG CALABRIA’S TOWER LEG

CALABRIA’S TOWER LEG

TS

LS

Sicilia Calabria

RG

HG

TG

LS

TS

Transversal slack (TS) and longitudinal slack (LS) arrangement

along the suspension bridge.

(HG: Highway box girder; RG: Railway box girder; TG: Transverse box girder.)

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TRANSVERSAL DISPLACEMENTS

-1

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

-192 180 540 900 1260 1620 1980 2340 2700 3060 3420

L [m]

Uy [

m]

0 cm 30 cm 50 cm

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HORIZONTAL CURVATURE

-2.0E-05

0.0E+00

2.0E-05

4.0E-05

6.0E-05

-120 240 600 960 1320 1680 2040 2400 2760 3120

L [m]

c

[m-1

]

0 cm 30 cm 50 cm

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ANALYSIS

strategies

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STRATEGY #1: SENSITIVITY

governance of priorities

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STRATEGY #2: BOUNDING

behavior governance

p

(p)

p

(p)

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Super

ControlloreProblema Risultato

Solutore #1

Solutore #2

Voting System

STRATEGY #3: REDUNDANCY

factors governance

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PART #2

FLUID-STRUCTURE

INTERACTIONS

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Equation of dynamic equilibrium

By discretizing the body to a finite number of degrees of freedom (DOFs), the

equation governing the body motion is the dynamic equilibrium equation:

);;;,,;( ntVqqqshapebodyFqKqCqM (1)

where

M mass matrix of the system,

C damping matrix of the system,

K stiffness matrix of the system,

qqq ,, DOFs of the system and their first an second time derivates,

V incident wind velocity,

t time,

n oscillation frequencies of the system.

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Classification (I):

Collar

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Classification (II):

Naudascher / RockwellFLOW-INDUCED VIBRATIONS

caused by fluctuations in

flow velocity or

pressures that are

independent of any flow

instability originating

from the structure

considered and

independent of structural

movements except for

added-mass and

fluid-damping effects

brought about by a flow

instability that is intrinsic

to the flow system; in

other words, the flow

instability is inherent to

the flow created by the

structure considered

due to fluctuating forces

that arise from

movements of the

vibrating body; a

dynamic instability of the

body oscillator can gives

rise to energy transfer

from the main flow to the

oscillator

EIEExtraneously

induced excitation

MIEMovement-induced

excitation

IIEInstability-induced

excitation

es.

TURBULENCE

BUFFETING

es.

VORTEX

SHEDDING

es.

FLUTTER

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if F(t) contains negative flow-induced damping

FLOW-INDUCED FORCES

ON STATIONARY BODY

MOVEMENT-INDUCED FORCES

IN STAGNANT FLUID

Fmean

mean value

F'(t)

due to

fluctuating

fluid

F''(t)

due to

vibrating body

Extraneous

sourceFlow instability

In phase with

body velocity

In phase with

body

displacement

or acceleration

Mean

loading

systemEIE IIE MIE

Alteration of

body dynamic

characteristics

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WIND VELOCITIES

factors

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Vento = f(t)

Vento = f(s,t)

LAMINAR / TURBOLENT

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Atmosferic turbulence

Time variation

Spatial

variation

Three spatial

componentMean

component

Turbulent

component

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Componente verticale

-15

-10

-5

0

5

10

15

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000

T (secondi)

Vz (m

/s)

Velo

cit

y

time

j

kk

j

kkjk tItR sincos2(t)mc

1k

jjY

Time Histories generation by harmonic functions

superposition

Checking the spectral

compatibility

Wind velocity time histories generation (III)

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Vento = f(s,t)

Vento = f(s,t)

Vento = f(s,t)

Vento = f(s,t)

Wind velocity fieldAeroelastic

theories

From

the wind

velocities

to

the sectional

forces

)()(2

1)(

2tcBtVtD Da

)(*)(2

1)(

2tcBtVtL La

)(*)(2

1)( 22

tcBtVtM Ma

a) Laminar

b) Turbulent

t1

t2

Computing of instantaneous wind forces

Velocities are stationary

Velocities are uniform at the same altitude

Velocities are non stationary and non uniform

Loading system

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AERODYNAMIC THEORIES

factors

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LES – Flow around Nude Section

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LES – Flow around a Realistic Section

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Aeroelastic theories:

qntRqntQqntPnqqqF se ),(),(),();,,(

Approximated Formulation for Aeroelastic Forces (1)

Non aeroelastic

(NO)

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(NO) AEROELASTIC THEORY

Umean U’(t)

W’(t)

α(t)

α(t)

α(t)

undeformed configuration

E )()(

2

1)(

2tcBtVtD Da

)()(2

1)( 0

2tKBtVtL La

)()(2

1)( 0

22tKBtVtM Ma

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(t)

t

0

no influence

NO

STRUCTURAL MOTION

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STEADY THEORY (ST)

Umean U’(t)

W’(t)

α(t)

α(t)α(t)

θ(t)

θ(t)

γ(t)

γ(t)

undeformed configuration

E

E

)()(2

1)(

2tcBtVtD Da

)()(2

1)(

2tcBtVtL La

)()(2

1)( 22

tcBtVtM Ma

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(t)

t

t

influence for instantaneous

effects of generalized

displacements

STRUCTURAL MOTION

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QUASI STEADY THEORY (QS) - 1

Umean

U’(t) W’(t)

β(t)

α(t)

β(t)

θ(t)

θ(t)

γ(t)

γ(t)

undeformed configuration

E

E

-p(t)

-hA(t) )()(

2

1)(

2tcBtVtD Dai

)()(2

1)(

2tcBtVtL Lai

)()(2

1)( 22

tcBtVtM Mai

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QUASI STEADY THEORY (QS) - 2

θ(t)

θ(t)

undeformed configuration

E

E

p

p(t)

hA(t)

A

A

B

biB

hA(t)=h(t)+biBθ(t)

h(t)

p(t)

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(t)

t

t

influence for instantaneous

effects of generalized

displacements and velocities(t)

STRUCTURAL MOTION

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MODIFIED QS THEORY (QSM) - 1

In respect to the QS theory, the only changes concern the aerodynamic coefficients for

the Lift and the Moment, which become dynamic as measured by wind tunnel tests.

Aeroelastic forces are expressed by the following expressions:

)()(2

1)(

2tcBtVtD DaL

)(*)(2

1)(

2tcBtVtL LaL (10)

)(*)(2

1)( 22

tcBtVtM MaM

where )(ti , 2

)(tVai ( MLi , ) and Dc , have the same meaning as the previous

expressions included in QS theory.

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MODIFIED QS THEORY (QSM) - 2In the expressions (10), aerodynamic coefficients Lc * and Mc * are dynamic and they

are computed like below:

0

0

)(*

)(*

0

0

dKcc

dKcc

MMM

LLL

(11)

where )( 0Lc e )( 0Mc are the static aerodynamic coefficients computed in the mean

equilibrium configuration ( 0 ), and LK , MK are the “dynamic derivatives”

computed like below:

M

M

L

L

caK

chK

3

3

(12)

where 3h and 3a are the Zasso’s theory coefficients [15], assessed by dynamic wind

tunnel tests. These coefficients are similar to the Scanlan’s motion derivatives (2), and

they depend both from the rotation deck angle and the “reduced wind velocity”

BVVred (depending from , which is the motion frequency).

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(t)

tt

influence of

delay/memory effects

STRUCTURAL MOTION

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Complexity

Aeroelastic theories

qntRqntQqntPnqqqF se ),(),(),();,,(

Approximated formulation for aeroelastic forces (2)

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RESULTS

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STABILITY RESULTS

for non turbulent wind

Vento = f(t)

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0,500

0,505

0,510

0,515

0,520

600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000

t (sec)

stable (positive damping)

0,500

0,505

0,510

0,515

0,520

0,525

600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000

t (sec)

critical (zero damping)

0,300

0,400

0,500

0,600

0,700

600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000

t (sec)

unstable (negative damping)

V<Vcrit – δ>0

V~Vcrit – δ~0

V>Vcrit – δ<0

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Uz

Theta

start

final

Uz

Theta

start

final

V<Vcrit – δ>0

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V~Vcrit – δ~0

Uz

Theta

start

final

Uz

Theta

start

final

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V>Vcrit – δ<0

Uz

Theta

start

final

Uz

Theta

start

final

start

final

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Mid span oscillation envelope

to evaluate damping

0,500

0,505

0,510

0,515

0,520

0,525

600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000

t (sec)

teqqq

0

Uz; Theta

q

q+q0

0,500

0,505

0,510

0,515

0,520

0,525

600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000

t (sec)

teqqq

0

Uz; Theta

q

q+q0

V<Vcrit

0

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Damping and Vcrit

-1,5

-1,0

-0,5

0,0

0,5

1,0

1,5

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Wind Velocity (m/s)

Da

mp

ing

(%

)

Total Structural Aerodynamic

-1,5

-1,0

-0,5

0,0

0,5

1,0

1,5

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Wind Velocity (m/s)

Da

mp

ing

(%

)Total Structural Aerodynamic

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66m/s 70m/s 85m/s

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

NO ST QS QSM

V (

m/s

)

NO

FL

UT

TE

R

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RESPONSE RESULTS

for turbulent wind

Vento = f(s,t)

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Time history Frequencies Probability density

NO

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

400 900 1400 1900 2400 2900

time (sec)

Uy (

m)

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

2,41

3,91

5,42

6,92

8,43

9,93

11,4

3

12,9

4

Class

Fre

qu

en

cy

ST

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

400 900 1400 1900 2400 2900

time (sec)

Uy (

m)

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

2,41

3,91

5,42

6,92

8,43

9,93

11,4

3

12,9

4

Class

Fre

qu

en

cy

QS

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

400 900 1400 1900 2400 2900

time (sec)

Uy (

m)

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

2,41

3,91

5,42

6,92

8,43

9,93

11,4

3

12,9

4

Class

Fre

qu

en

cy

QS

M

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

400 900 1400 1900 2400 2900

time (sec)

Uy (

m)

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

2,41

3,91

5,42

6,92

8,43

9,93

11,4

3

12,9

4

Class

Fre

qu

en

cy

Mean wind velocity = 45 m/s

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Time history Frequencies Probability density

NO

-3,5

-2,5

-1,5

-0,5

0,5

1,5

2,5

3,5

400 900 1400 1900 2400 2900

time (sec)

Uz (

m)

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

-1,7

9

-1,0

2

-0,2

50,

531,

302,

072,

843,

61

Class

Fre

qu

en

cy

ST

-3,5

-2,5

-1,5

-0,5

0,5

1,5

2,5

3,5

400 900 1400 1900 2400 2900

time (sec)

Uz (

m)

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

-1,7

9

-1,0

2

-0,2

50,

531,

302,

072,

843,

61

Class

Fre

qu

en

cy

QS

-3,5

-2,5

-1,5

-0,5

0,5

1,5

2,5

3,5

400 900 1400 1900 2400 2900

time (sec)

Uz (

m)

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

-1,7

9

-1,0

2

-0,2

50,

531,

302,

072,

843,

61

Class

Fre

qu

en

cy

QS

M

-3,5

-2,5

-1,5

-0,5

0,5

1,5

2,5

3,5

400 900 1400 1900 2400 2900

time (sec)

Uz (

m)

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

-1,7

9

-1,0

2

-0,2

50,

531,

302,

072,

843,

61

Class

Fre

qu

en

cy

Mean wind velocity = 45 m/s

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Time history Frequencies Probability density

NO

-0,055

-0,045

-0,035

-0,025

-0,015

-0,005

0,005

0,015

0,025

400 900 1400 1900 2400 2900

time (sec)

Ro

t (R

AD

)

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

-0,0

47

-0,0

36

-0,0

25

-0,0

14

-0,0

03

0,00

8

0,01

9

0,03

0

Class

Fre

qu

en

cy

ST

-0,055

-0,045

-0,035

-0,025

-0,015

-0,005

0,005

0,015

0,025

400 900 1400 1900 2400 2900

time (sec)

Ro

t (R

AD

)

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

-0,0

47

-0,0

36

-0,0

25

-0,0

14

-0,0

03

0,00

8

0,01

9

0,03

0

Class

Fre

qu

en

cy

QS

-0,055

-0,045

-0,035

-0,025

-0,015

-0,005

0,005

0,015

0,025

400 900 1400 1900 2400 2900

time (sec)

Ro

t (R

AD

)

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

-0,0

47

-0,0

36

-0,0

25

-0,0

14

-0,0

03

0,00

8

0,01

9

0,03

0

Class

Fre

qu

en

cy

QS

M

-0,055

-0,045

-0,035

-0,025

-0,015

-0,005

0,005

0,015

0,025

400 900 1400 1900 2400 2900

time (sec)

Ro

t (R

AD

)

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

-0,0

47

-0,0

36

-0,0

25

-0,0

14

-0,0

03

0,00

8

0,01

9

0,03

0

Class

Fre

qu

en

cy

Mean wind velocity = 45 m/s

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Time history Probability density Mean values

Tra

ns

ve

rsa

l

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

400 900 1400 1900 2400 2900

time (sec)

Uy (

m)

NO_V45 ST_V45 QS_V45 QSM_V45

0,0

1,0

2,0

3,0

4,0

5,0

6,0

7,0

NO ST QS QSM Experim

Ve

rtic

al

-3,5

-2,5

-1,5

-0,5

0,5

1,5

2,5

3,5

400 900 1400 1900 2400 2900

time (sec)

Uz (

m)

NO_V45 ST_V45 QS_V45 QSM_V45

-0,4

-0,3

-0,2

-0,1

0,0

NO ST QS QSM Experim

Ro

tati

on

-0,055

-0,045

-0,035

-0,025

-0,015

-0,005

0,005

0,015

0,025

400 900 1400 1900 2400 2900

time (sec)

Ro

t (R

AD

)

NO_V45 ST_V45 QS_V45 QSM_V45

-0,6

-0,5

-0,4

-0,3

-0,2

-0,1

0,0

NO ST QS QSM ExperimR

ota

tio

n(D

EG

)

-0,6

-0,5

-0,4

-0,3

-0,2

-0,1

0,0

NO ST QS QSM ExperimR

ota

tio

n(D

EG

)

Mean wind velocity = 45 m/s

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Envelope transv. velocity

NO_V45

ST_V45QS_V45

QSM_V45

-1,8

-0,8

0,2

1,2

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500

abscissa (m)

Vy (

m/s

)

NO_V45 ST_V45 QS_V45 QSM_V45

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Envelope transv. acceleration

NO_V45ST_V45

QS_V45

QSM_V45

-0,9

-0,5

-0,1

0,3

0,7

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500

abscissa (m)

ay (

m/s

^2)

NO_V45 ST_V45 QS_V45 QSM_V45

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Envelope vert. velocity

NO_V45

ST_V45

QS_V45

QSM_V45

-2,5

-1,5

-0,5

0,5

1,5

2,5

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500

abscissa (m)

Vy (

m/s

)

NO_V45 ST_V45 QS_V45 QSM_V45

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Envelope vert. acceleration

NO_V45

ST_V45

QS_V45

QSM_V45

-1,5

-0,5

0,5

1,5

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500

abscissa (m)

az (

m/s

^2)

NO_V45 ST_V45 QS_V45 QSM_V45

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Tiro cavi all'ancoraggio

115000

120000

125000

130000

135000

140000

600 1100 1600 2100 2600 3100

Tempo (s)

Tir

o (

To

n)

Sponda siciliana, lato nord Sponda calabrese, lato nord

Sponda siciliana, lato sud Sponda calabrese, lato sud

AXIAL FORCE IN THE MAIN CABLES (1)

Vento = f(s,t)

Vento = f(s,t)

Vento = f(s,t)

Vento = f(s,t)

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Tiro cavi all'ancoraggio

115000

120000

125000

130000

135000

140000

600 1100 1600 2100 2600 3100

Tempo (s)

Tir

o (

To

n)

Sponda siciliana, lato nord Sponda calabrese, lato nord

Sponda siciliana, lato sud Sponda calabrese, lato sud

AXIAL FORCE IN THE MAIN CABLES (2)

Vento = f(s,t)

Vento = f(s,t)

Vento = f(s,t)

Vento = f(s,t)

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CONCLUSIONS - stability

1. NO formulation can not compute the flutter phenomenon, while the other formulations can;

2. increasing the complexity of the aeroelastic forces representation, the value of the critical velocity increases;

3. the variation of aeroelastic damping with the wind incident velocity has been assessed using QS formulation, where the aerodynamic damping increases its value from zero velocity to a certain value of the wind velocity; beyond this value it starts to decrease and finally it becomes negative.

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CONCLUSIONS - response

1. with non turbulent wind, the QS and QSM formulations have a damping greater than linear; concerning the time envelopes of deck displacements, the results obtained from different formulations are very similar;

2. with turbulent incident wind, the differences between the oscillations amplitude computed by different formulations become significant.

In general, increasing the complexity of the aeroelastic forces representation (following the succession NO, ST, QS, QSM), the maximum response decrease. These differences increase with the increase of the wind mean velocity.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

• The authors thank Professors R. Calzona, P.G. Malerba, and K.J. Bathe for fundamental supports related to this study.

• Thanks to the Reviewers of the present paper.

• The financial supports of University of Rome “La Sapienza”, COFIN2004 and Stretto di Messina S.p.A. are acknowledged.

• Nevertheless, the opinions and the results presented here are responsibility of the authors and cannot be assumed to reflect the ones of University of Rome “La Sapienza” or of Stretto di Messina S.p.A.

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Comparison of time domain techniques

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of the response and the stability

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