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A Numerical Study of the Effect of Wind Barriers on Traffic and the Bridge Deck
Date Issued
2020-08-28
Date Available
2020-10-06T14:08:34Z
Abstract
Wind actions can have a great impact on both bridges and traffic on bridges. However, structures designed to shelter the traffic from wind can influence the aerodynamic performance of the bridge deck, especially for long-span bridges. This study compares the effect of non-perforated walls and perforated walls used as wind barriers for traffic by conducting Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations on three-dimensional geometries of a four-lane bridge deck. Steady-state simulations employ the Reynolds-Averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) method with the k-epsilon turbulence model and all simulations use parallel computing. An open-sourced software OpenFOAM is used.
Sponsorship
University College Dublin
Type of Material
Conference Publication
Publisher
Civil Engineering Research Association of Ireland
Keywords
Web versions
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
Part of
Ruane, K., Jaksic, V. Ghosh, B. et al. (eds.). Civil Engineering Research in Ireland 2020: Conference Proceedings
Conference Details
The Civil Engineering Research Association of Ireland, Cork, Ireland, 27-28 August 2020
ISBN
978-0-9573957-4-9
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
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