Finite-element time-domain simulations of bridge aeroelasticity: Implementation and profiling

3rd M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 101-105

  Borri, C ^a   Salvatori, L ^a   Zahlten, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aeroelasticity; Bridge aerodynamics; Computing efficiency; Finite elements; Indicial functions; Structural dynamics

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE AERODYNAMICS; BRIDGE DESIGN; COMPUTING EFFICIENCY; COMPUTING TIME; CONVOLUTION INTEGRALS; EFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATION; FINITE ELEMENT; INDICIAL FUNCTIONS; LOAD MODELS; OPTIMAL SIZE; SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION; TIME-DOMAIN SIMULATIONS;

AERODYNAMICS; AEROELASTICITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC WAVES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

BRIDGES;

EID: 80053450525     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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