Increase of critical flutter wind speed of long-span bridges using tuned mass dampers

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 111-123

  Gu, M ^a   Chang, C C ^b   Wu, W ^a   Xiang, H F ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Control; Critical flutter wind speed; Long span bridges; The Tiger Gate Bridge; Tuned mass damper; Wind tunnel test

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; FLUTTER (AERODYNAMICS); NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; WIND STRESS; WIND TUNNELS;

CRITICAL FLUTTER WIND SPEED; LONG SPAN BRIDGES; TUNED MASS DAMPERS (TMD);

BRIDGES;

BRIDGE; DAMPING; FLUTTER; WIND SPEED; WIND TUNNEL MODELING;

EID: 0032004141     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(97)00282-1     Document Type: Article

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