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Capability analysis of computational fluid dynamics models in wind shield study on Queensferry Crossing, Scotland
Alternative Title
Comparing computational modelling of bridge wind shields to wind tunnel tests
Wind shields on the Queensferry Crossing: a verification and validation study comparing three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics models to wind tunnel tests
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Date Issued
2022-08-01
Date Available
2022-09-29T09:08:20Z
Abstract
Bridge aerodynamic studies are essential in ensuring the safety and acceptable performance of long-span bridges vulnerable to the effects of crosswinds. Aerodynamic studies were traditionally carried out in wind tunnel facilities, but there are now greater opportunities for using computational fluid dynamics modelling. Few studies of three-dimensional aerodynamic simulations of lightweight vehicles on bridges exist but there has been limited validation and verification work done to date. In the study reported in this paper, three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics models were developed for the Queensferry Crossing cable-stayed bridge in Scotland, containing wind shields and sample vehicles. The models considered the wind effects from a range of yaw wind angles and subsequently determined the aerodynamic coefficients of vehicles. The models were verified by means of a mesh sensitivity study, a domain sensitivity study and comparisons with wind-tunnel test results. The models were then validated by using the same modelling process with a different type of wind shield, and again comparing results with wind-tunnel test data for the same configuration. Results demonstrated that the modelling can determine the aerodynamic coefficients to a similar level of accuracy to that of wind tunnel tests.
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University College Dublin
Other Sponsorship
China Scholarship Council
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
ICE Publishing
Journal
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Bridge Engineering
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1
End Page
13
Copyright (Published Version)
2022 ICE Publishing
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
ISSN
1478-4637
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