Wind-induced dynamic response of high-rise transmission tower under downburst wind load

Zhejiang Daxue Xuebao (Gongxue Ban)/Journal of Zhejiang University (Engineering Science)

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1520-1525

  Wang, Xin ^a   Lou, Wen Juan ^a   Li, Hong Nan ^b   Chen, Yong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Downburst; Non stationary characteristics; Transmission tower; Wind load; Wind induced dynamic response

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION EFFICIENCY; DISPLACEMENT DYNAMICS; DISPLACEMENT RESPONSE; DOWNBURST; DOWNBURST WINDS; DOWNBURSTS; DYNAMIC AMPLIFICATION; DYNAMIC FORCES; FFT ALGORITHM; FLUCTUATING WIND VELOCITY; GAUSSIAN FLUCTUATIONS; HARMONY SUPERPOSITION METHOD; MAXIMUM VELOCITY; NON-STATIONARY CHARACTERISTICS; NONSTATIONARY; PEAK RESPONSE; QUASI-STEADY; STATIONARY GAUSSIAN PROCESS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME DOMAIN; TIME HISTORY; TRANSMISSION TOWER; WIND LOAD; WIND TUNNEL TESTS; WIND-INDUCED RESPONSE;

AERODYNAMIC LOADS; AMPLIFICATION; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; LOADS (FORCES); RUNGE KUTTA METHODS; THUNDERSTORMS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TOWERS; WIND STRESS; WIND TUNNELS;

DYNAMIC RESPONSE;

EID: 70349239445     PISSN: 1008973X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3785/j.issn.1008-973X.2009.08.031     Document Type: Article

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