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This paper outlines the essentials and procedures of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation applicable to evaluating flutter derivatives of bridge decks. An arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) description of the flow around the moving rigid box girder combined with the finite volume discretization and multi-grid algorithm is presented. The proposed methods are employed to identify flutter derivatives of the bridge deck of the Sanchaji Selfanchored Suspension Bridge. The results agree well with ones from wind tunnel tests. It demonstrates accuracy and efficiency of the present method.
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Translated from Journal of Hunan University (Natural Sciences), 2007, 34(3): 6–10
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Zhu, Z., Wang, Z. & Chen, Z. Computational fluid dynamic analysis of flutter characteristics for self-anchored suspension bridges. Front. Archit. Civ. Eng. China 2, 267–273 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-008-0034-6
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