AEROELASTIC INSTABILITY OF RECTANGULAR CYLINDERS IN A HEAVING MODE 升沉模式下矩形圆柱气动弹性失稳.pdfVIP

Journal of Sound and Vibration (1978) 59(2), 195-2 IO AEROELASTIC INSTABILITY OF RECTANGULAR CYLINDERS IN A HEAVING MODE K. WASHIZU, A. OHYA Department of Aeronautics, University of Tokyo, Japan AND Y. OTSUKI AND K. FUJII Shimizu Construction Company Limited, Tokyo, Japan (Received 24 August 1977, and in revisedform 20 February 1978) This paper deals with wind tunnel experiments on the aeroelastic instability in a heaving mode of two-dimensional rectangular cylinders in a uniform two-dimensional flow. Both the free oscillation method and the forced oscillation method are employed for the experi- ments. Emphasis is placed on finding the effect of the ratio c/d, which is the ratio of the lengths of the sides of the rectangle, to the aeroelastic instability phenomena in the vicinity of the resonance speed. Emphasis is also placed on finding possible limitations in the application of the quasi-steady aerodynamic theory to the analysis of the aeroelastic characteristics. 1. INTRODUCTIOl’$ Aeroelastic instability phenomena of bluff bodies are of great engineering concern not only for academic interest, but also for practical applications such as suspension bridges, high-rise buildings and so forth. A number of papers have been written on this subj