• Wind and Structures
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.249-261
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• 2023

Aerodynamic force coefficients are generally prescribed by an ensemble average of ten and/or twenty 10-minute samples. However, this makes it difficult to identify the exact probability distribution and exceedance probability of the prescribed values. In this study, 12,600 10-minute samples on three tall buildings were measured, and the probability distributions were first identified and the aerodynamic force coefficients corresponding to the specific non-exceedance probabilities (cumulative probabilities) of wind load were then evaluated. It was found that the probability distributions of the mean and fluctuating aerodynamic force coefficients followed a normal distribution. The ratios of aerodynamic force coefficients corresponding to the specific non-exceedance probabilities (C_f,Non) to the ensemble average of 12,600 samples (C_f,Ens), which was defined as an adjusting factor (C_f,Non/C_f,Ens), were less than 2%. The effect of coefficient of variation of wind speed on the adjusting factor is larger than that of the annual non-exceedance probability of wind load. The non-exceedance probabilities of the aerodynamic force coefficient is between P_C,nonex = 50% and 60% regardless of force components and aspect ratios. The adjusting factors from the Gumbel distribution were larger than those from the normal distribution.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.135-154
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• 2014

Aerodynamic characteristics of crescent and D-shape bundled conductors were measured by high frequency force balance technique in the wind tunnel. The drag and lift coefficients of each sub-conductor and the whole bundled conductors were presented under various attack angles of wind. The galloping possibility of bundled conductors is discussed based on the Den Hartog criterion. The influence of icing thickness, initial ice accretion angle and sub-conductor on the aerodynamic properties were investigated. Based on the measured aerodynamic force coefficients, a computationally efficient finite element method is also implemented to analyze galloping of iced bundled conductors. The analysis results show that each sub-conductor of the bundled conductor has its own galloping feature due to the use of aerodynamic forces measured separately for every single sub-conductors.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.423-434
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• 2023

Aerodynamic force coefficients are generally obtained from traditional wind tunnel tests or computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Unfortunately, the techniques mentioned above can sometimes be cumbersome because of the cost involved, such as the computational cost and the use of heavy equipment, to name only two examples. This study proposed to build a deep neural network model to predict the aerodynamic force coefficients based on data collected from CFD simulations to overcome these drawbacks. Therefore, a series of CFD simulations were conducted using different geometric parameters to obtain the aerodynamic force coefficients, validated with wind tunnel tests. The results obtained from CFD simulations were used to create a dataset to train a multilayer perceptron artificial neural network (ANN) model. The models were obtained using three optimization algorithms: scaled conjugate gradient (SCG), Bayesian regularization (BR), and Levenberg-Marquardt algorithms (LM). Furthermore, the performance of each neural network was verified using two performance metrics, including the mean square error and the R-squared coefficient of determination. Finally, the ANN model proved to be highly accurate in predicting the force coefficients of similar bridge sections, thus circumventing the computational burden associated with CFD simulation and the cost of traditional wind tunnel tests.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.147-160
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• 2024

The aerodynamic force is a significant component that influences the stability and safety of structures. It has unstable properties and depends on computer precision, making its long-term prediction challenging. Accurately estimating the aerodynamic traits of structures is critical for structural design and vibration control. This paper establishes an unsteady aerodynamic time series prediction model using Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) network. The unsteady aerodynamic force under varied Reynolds number and angles of attack is predicted by the LSTM model. The input of the model is the aerodynamic coefficients of the 1 to n sample points and output is the aerodynamic coefficients of the n+1 sample point. The model is predicted by interpolation and extrapolation utilizing Unsteady Reynolds-average Navier-Stokes (URANS) simulation data of flow around a circular cylinder, square cylinder and airfoil. The results illustrate that the trajectories of the LSTM prediction results and URANS outcomes are largely consistent with time. The mean relative error between the forecast results and the original results is less than 6%. Therefore, our technique has a prospective application in unsteady aerodynamic force prediction of structures and can give technical assistance for engineering applications.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제26권5A호
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• pp.887-899
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• 2006

본 연구의 목적은 교량 거더 단면의 공기역학적 특성을 나타내는 기본 자료인 공기력계수와 플러터계수가 동적응답과 어떠한 상관관계를 가지는지를 규명하는데 있다. 이를 위해 세 단계의 단면모형실험이 수행되었다. 첫 번째 단계에서는 총 7개의 거더 단면 즉, 6개의 플레이트거더 단면과 1개의 박스거더 단면이 고려되었으며 거더 단면의 기하학적 형상, 영각, 바람의 방향 그리고 기류조건이 공기력계수인 항력계수, 양력계수 그리고 모멘트계수에 미치는 영향을 정적 단면모형실험을 통해 살펴보았다. 두 번째 단계에서는 동적실험을 통해 각 단면의 공기력계수와 동적응답의 상관성을 검증하였다. 마지막으로 2자유도하의 동적 단면모형실험을 통해 세 개의 거더 단면의 플러터계수를 산출하고 이를 동적실험결과와 비교하였다. 주어진 단면형상에 대한 비정상 공기력에 의해 변화되는 시스템의 감쇠와 강성을 가장 잘 반영하는 플러터계수는 초기변위-자유진동시스템을 이용하여 추출하였다. 이를 위해 등류조건에서 풍속별로 교량단면의 수직 및 비틀림 초기변위의 시간에 따른 진폭의 감쇠를 측정하였다. 본 연구에서 제시한 교량단면의 공기력계수와 플러터계수는 공탄석해석 및 버펫팅해석을 위한 기본 자료로 유용하게 쓰일 것으로 보인다.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제4권5호
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• pp.399-412
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• 2001

Simultaneous pressure and force measurements have been conducted on a stationary box deck section model for two configurations (namely without and with New Jersey traffic barriers) at various angles of incidence. The mean and fluctuating aerodynamic coefficients and pressure coefficients were derived, together with their spectra and with the coherence functions between the pressures and the total aerodynamic forces. The mean aerodynamic coefficients derived from force measurements are first compared with those derived from the integration of the pressures on the deck surface. Correlation between forces and local pressures are determined in order to gain insight on the wind excitation mechanism. The influence of the angle of incidence on the pressure distribution and on the fluctuating forces is also analysed. It is evidenced how particular deck section areas are more responsible for the aerodynamic excitation of the deck.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.145-169
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• 2017

The auxiliary structures of a high-rise building, such as balconies, ribs, and grids, are usually much smaller than the whole building; therefore, it is difficult to simulate them on a scaled model during wind tunnel tests, and they are often ignored. However, they may have notable effects on the local or overall wind loads of the building. In the present study, a series of wind pressure wind tunnel tests and high-frequency force balance (HFFB) wind tunnel tests were conducted on rigid models of an actual super high-rise building with vertical ribs protruding from its facades. The effects of the depth and spacing of vertical ribs on the mean values, fluctuating values and the most unfavorable values of the local wind pressure coefficients were investigated by analyzing the distribution of wind pressure coefficients on the facades and the variations of the wind pressure coefficients at the cross section at 2/3 of the building height versus wind direction angle. In addition, the effects of the depth and spacing of vertical ribs on the mean values, fluctuating values and power spectra of the overall aerodynamic force coefficients were studied by analyzing the aerodynamic base moment coefficients. The results show that vertical ribs significantly decrease the most unfavorable suction coefficients in the corner recession regions and edge regions of facades and increase the mean and fluctuating along-wind overall aerodynamic forces.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.209-216
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• 2020

Aiming at the wind-resistant design of a sea-crossing arch bridge, the static aerodynamic coefficients of its girder (composed of stretches of π-shaped cross-section and box cross-section) were studied by using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) numerical simulation and wind tunnel test. Based on the comparison between numerical simulation, wind tunnel test and specification recommendation, a combined calculation method for the horizontal force coefficient of intermediate and small span bridges is proposed. The results show that the two-dimensional CFD numerical simulations of the individual cross sections are sufficient to meet the accuracy requirements of engineering practice.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.95-106
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• 2021

측방제트는 조종면에 비해 즉각적인 유도무기 기동이 가능하지만 자유류를 간섭하여 공력계수에 영향을 줄 수 있다. 공력계수에 대한 측방제트의 영향을 파악하기 위해 측방제트를 공기로 모사한 후 측방제트 유무에 따른 공력계수 차이를 다충실도 모형을 사용하여 살펴본다. 측방제트 유무에 따라 공력계수 예측 모형으로 추정된 공력계수 간 차이를 계산하여 측방제트의 영향을 마하수, 뱅크각, 받음각의 변화에 따라 조사한다. 분석 결과, 종방향 힘 및 모멘트 계수는 비대칭적으로 발달한 측방제트에 큰 영향을 받았으며, 횡방향 힘 및 모멘트 계수는 -30°와 +30° 사이 뱅크각에서 최대로 변동하였다. 이에 반해 축방향 힘 계수는 측방제트에 영향을 받지 않았으며, 축방향 모멘트 계수는 마하수 변화에 대한 표본 부족으로 측방제트의 영향을 판단하기 어려웠다. 종합하면 측방제트가 종방향 및 횡방향 공력계수에 주요한 영향을 주어 유도무기 자세 변화를 일으킨다는 것을 확인하였다.

• Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.457-471
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• 2023

The paper evaluates the aerodynamic coefficients on a blunt-nose re-entry capsule with a conical cross-section followed by a cone-flare body. A computer code is developed to solve three-dimensional compressible inviscid equationsfor flow over a Space Recovery Experiment (SRE) configuration at different flare-cone half-angle at Mach 6 and angle of attack up to 5°, at 1° interval. The surface pressure variation is numerically integrated to obtain the aerodynamic forces and pitching moment. The numerical analysis reveals the influence of flare-cone geometry on the flow characteristics and aerodynamic coefficients. The numerical results agree with wind tunnel results. Increase of cone-flare angle from 25° to 35° results in increase of normal force slope, axial forebody drag, base drag and location of centre of pressure by 62.5%, 56.2% and 33.13%, respectively, from the basic configuration ofthe SRE of 25°.