Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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293812 | Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics | 2009 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Here, a simple theoretical model of the vehicle induced flow and its effects on traffic sign panels is presented. The model is a continuation of a previous one by Sanz-Andrés and coworkers, now including the flexibility of the panel (and, therefore, the flow effects associated to the motion of the panel). Through the paper an aeroelastic one-degree-of-freedom model is developed and the flow effects are computed from unsteady potential theory. The influence of panel's mechanical properties (mass, damping ratio, and stiffness) in the motion induced forces are numerically analyzed.
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Authors
A. Barrero-Gil, A. Sanz-Andrés,