Establishment and application of a digital twin for vortex-induced vibration of a bridge deck section

Wind tunnel tests or computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of the aeroelastic model of a bridge deck section are currently used to make sure that significant vortex-induced vibration (VIV) of a long-span bridge will not occur after the bridge is put into operation. However, significant VIV...

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Main Authors: Hao-Yang Li, You-Lin Xu, Bin Wang, Le-Dong Zhu, Xiao-Liang Meng, Guo-Qing Zhang
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19942060.2023.2297032
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You-Lin Xu
Bin Wang
Le-Dong Zhu
Xiao-Liang Meng
Guo-Qing Zhang
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Bin Wang
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description Wind tunnel tests or computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of the aeroelastic model of a bridge deck section are currently used to make sure that significant vortex-induced vibration (VIV) of a long-span bridge will not occur after the bridge is put into operation. However, significant VIV still occurred in several long-span bridges in operation, indicating that the currently used wind tunnel tests and CFD simulations have some drawbacks or uncertainties. This study aims at establishing a digital twin by interacting CFD simulation with wind tunnel test for accurately and efficiently predicting the VIV response of a bridge deck. The measurement information of VIV of the deck section is collected from the wind tunnel test and fused with the CFD simulation. The optimisation for reducing uncertainties existing in wind tunnel test and CFD simulation is then carried out to make the CFD simulation as a digital twin. The digital twin is finally used to investigate the blockage effect of wind tunnel test and give an accurate and efficient prediction of VIV of the bridge deck. The flat closed-box steel deck section used in the Xiangshan Harbor cable-stayed bridge is selected as a case study. The results from the case study show that the digital twin can be established and used for an accurate and efficient prediction of VIV of the bridge deck section.
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spelling doaj-art-724d7106d9a441cbb0306b21e26aa04e2024-12-09T09:43:46ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEngineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics1994-20601997-003X2024-12-0118110.1080/19942060.2023.2297032Establishment and application of a digital twin for vortex-induced vibration of a bridge deck sectionHao-Yang Li0You-Lin Xu1Bin Wang2Le-Dong Zhu3Xiao-Liang Meng4Guo-Qing Zhang5Department of Bridge Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Bridge Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Bridge Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Bridge Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Urban Railway Transportation, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Bridge Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of ChinaWind tunnel tests or computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of the aeroelastic model of a bridge deck section are currently used to make sure that significant vortex-induced vibration (VIV) of a long-span bridge will not occur after the bridge is put into operation. However, significant VIV still occurred in several long-span bridges in operation, indicating that the currently used wind tunnel tests and CFD simulations have some drawbacks or uncertainties. This study aims at establishing a digital twin by interacting CFD simulation with wind tunnel test for accurately and efficiently predicting the VIV response of a bridge deck. The measurement information of VIV of the deck section is collected from the wind tunnel test and fused with the CFD simulation. The optimisation for reducing uncertainties existing in wind tunnel test and CFD simulation is then carried out to make the CFD simulation as a digital twin. The digital twin is finally used to investigate the blockage effect of wind tunnel test and give an accurate and efficient prediction of VIV of the bridge deck. The flat closed-box steel deck section used in the Xiangshan Harbor cable-stayed bridge is selected as a case study. The results from the case study show that the digital twin can be established and used for an accurate and efficient prediction of VIV of the bridge deck section.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19942060.2023.2297032Bridge deck sectionvortex-induced vibrationwind tunnel testCFD simulationdigital twinblockage effect
spellingShingle Hao-Yang Li
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Guo-Qing Zhang
Establishment and application of a digital twin for vortex-induced vibration of a bridge deck section
Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics
Bridge deck section
vortex-induced vibration
wind tunnel test
CFD simulation
digital twin
blockage effect
title Establishment and application of a digital twin for vortex-induced vibration of a bridge deck section
title_full Establishment and application of a digital twin for vortex-induced vibration of a bridge deck section
title_fullStr Establishment and application of a digital twin for vortex-induced vibration of a bridge deck section
title_full_unstemmed Establishment and application of a digital twin for vortex-induced vibration of a bridge deck section
title_short Establishment and application of a digital twin for vortex-induced vibration of a bridge deck section
title_sort establishment and application of a digital twin for vortex induced vibration of a bridge deck section
topic Bridge deck section
vortex-induced vibration
wind tunnel test
CFD simulation
digital twin
blockage effect
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19942060.2023.2297032
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