The aerodynamic force coefficients of road vehicles under wind loads depend on not only the shapes of vehicles but also those of infrastructures, such as a bridge. Therefore, study of the aerodynamic characteristics of road vehicles considering the interaction of aerodynamic forces between the road vehicles and bridge is necessary for predicting the performance of vehicle under wind loads properly. This paper studies aerodynamic characteristics of road vehicles when vehicles run on bridges under cross winds using the CFD method. The dependence of aerodynamic forces on vehicle speeds, the interaction of aerodynamic forces between the vehicles and bridges and the influence of the turbulence are investigated by different simulation cases.


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    Title :

    Numerical Simulation on Aerodynamic Characteristics of Road Vehicles on Bridges under Cross Winds



    Published in:

    Advanced Materials Research ; 774-776 ; 241-247


    Publication date :

    2013-09-04


    Size :

    7 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English