High-order vortex vibration wind tunnel test model system for long-span bridge and test method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12247900-B2
Application number	US-202217823161-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 30, 2022
Priority date	Nov 22, 2021
Publication date	Mar 11, 2025
Grant date	Mar 11, 2025

Abstract

A vortex vibration wind tunnel test model system for a long-span bridge and a test method thereof is disclosed. In the test model system, the base is provided with a plurality of adjustment members, each of the adjustment members is provided with a cantilever rod, and all of the cantilever rods are cantilevered in the same direction; a beam body model is provided on a cantilevered end of all of the cantilever rods; a displacement measuring member is provided below the cantilever rod, and the horizontal distance between the displacement measuring member and the beam body model exceeds 2 times a width value of the beam body model, the displacement measuring member being away from the surface of the beam body model and the position of directly below the beam body model. Therefore, the state response data of the position of the cantilever rod can be collected in real time. By calculating the state response data of the cantilever end of the cantilever beam, the state response data of the beam body model is obtained, which effectively reduces the damping of the model system and improves the accuracy of the model technical parameters. The test method is simple and reliable, which improves the real reliability of the wind tunnel test data, and can effectively meet the requirements of the high-order vortex vibration wind tunnel test for the long-span bridge.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A high-order vortex vibration wind tunnel test model system for a long-span bridge, comprising a base, wherein the base is provided with a plurality of adjustment members, each of the adjustment members is provided with a cantilever rod, and all of the cantilever rods are cantilevered in the same direction; each of the adjustment members can adjust the position and the cantilever angle of the cantilever rod clamped, and a beam body model is provided on a cantilever end of all of the cantilever rods; and a displacement measuring member is provided below each of the cantilever rods, and a horizontal interval of the displacement measuring member with respect to the beam body model exceeds 2 times a width value of the beam body model.

2. The high-order vortex vibration wind tunnel test model system for a long-span bridge according to claim 1 , wherein the displacement measuring member is located at a position below the cantilever rod close to the adjustment member.

3. The high-order vortex vibration wind tunnel test model system for a long-span bridge according to claim 2 , wherein each of the displacement measuring members comprises a displacement sensor located below the corresponding cantilever rod, the displacement sensor being communicatively connected to a data acquisition terminal.

4. The high-order vortex vibration wind tunnel test model system for a long-span bridge according to claim 3 , wherein the displacement sensor is provided on a mounting seat, and the mounting seat is fixed on the base.

5. The high-order vortex vibration wind tunnel test model system for a long-span bridge according to claim 3 , wherein the displacement sensor is an electronic micrometer, and a wedge block is further provided between the cantilever rod and the electronic micrometer.

6. The high-order vortex vibration wind tunnel test model system for a long-span bridge according to claim 5 , wherein an inclined plane of the wedge block is connected below the cantilever rod, and an upper end of the electronic micrometer is in contact with the bottom of the wedge block.

7. The high-order vortex vibration wind tunnel test model system for a long-span bridge according to claim 6 , wherein the wedge block is a plastic or foam structural member.

8. The high-order vortex vibration wind tunnel test model system for a long-span bridge according to claim 1 , wherein the cantilever rod is a cantilever steel wire.

9. The high-order vortex vibration wind tunnel test model system for a long-span bridge according to claim 8 , wherein the diameter of the cantilever rod is 4-6 mm.

10. The high-order vortex vibration wind tunnel test model system for a long-span bridge according to claim 1 , wherein the beam body model has a width of 200-300 mm, a height of 30-50 mm, and a length of 6-10 m.

11. The high-order vortex vibration wind tunnel test model system for a long-span bridge according to claim 1 , wherein all of the adjustment members are arranged equidistantly and in parallel on the base, so that all of the cantilever rods are arranged equidistantly and in parallel.

12. The high-order vortex vibration wind tunnel test model system for a long-span bridge according to claim 1 , wherein both ends of the beam body model are provided with the adjustment member and the cantilever rod.

13. The high-order vortex vibration wind tunnel test model system for a long-span bridge according to claim 12 , wherein a sleeve is provided on each of the adjustment members, the sleeve including a through hole for the cantilever rod to pass through and fitting the same, and a locking nut for fastening the cantilever rod is radially provided on the through hole.

14. The high-order vortex vibration wind tunnel test model system for a long-span bridge according to claim 13 , wherein the length of the sleeve is 400-600 mm.

15. The high-order vortex vibration wind tunnel test model system for a long-span bridge according to claim 13 , wherein each of the adjustment members comprises a support mount fixed to the base, and the support mount and the sleeve are provided with an adjusting rod I and an adjusting rod II with adjustable angles.

16. The high-order vortex vibration wind tunnel test model system for a long-span bridge according to claim 15 , wherein the support mount is further provided with a clamping groove for the cantilever rod to pass through, and the size of the clamping groove is adapted to the diameter size of the cantilever rod.

17. The high-order vortex vibration wind tunnel test model system for a long-span bridge according to claim 15 , wherein each of the adjusting rod I and the adjusting rod II has one end hinged correspondingly to the sleeve, and the other end hinged to a sliding block; and the support mount is further provided with a sliding chute in a vertical direction and adapted to the sliding block, and the sliding block is further provided with a fastening nut for fixing the sliding block to the support mount.

18. The high-order vortex vibration wind tunnel test model system for a long-span bridge according to claim 17 , wherein the sliding chute is further provided with scale marks.

19. The high-order vortex vibration wind tunnel test model system for a long-span bridge according to claim 12 , wherein the beam body model comprises a supporting member provided at an cantilever end of each of the cantilever rods, a core beam is provided on all the supporting members, and the core beam portions of two adjacent supporting members are covered with an outer housing.

20. The high-order vortex vibration wind tunnel test model system for a long-span bridge according to claim 19 , wherein each of the supporting members comprises a flat plate for supporting the core beam, and two limiting blocks are provided on the flat plate for limiting the lateral displacement of the core beam.

21. The high-order vortex vibration wind tunnel test model system for a long-span bridge according to claim 20 , wherein the flat plate is a cuboid plate made of a plastic or foam material, the flat plate is provided with a hole, and the cantilever end of the cantilever rod passes through the hole and is interconnected with the flat plate.

22. The high-order vortex vibration wind tunnel test model system for a long-span bridge according to claim 21 , wherein the outer housing is a rectangular plastic structural member, an inner cavity of the outer housing is provided with a screw abutting along both upper and lower surfaces of the core beam, and the outer housing is provided with foam or plastic fillers along both lateral sides of the core beam.

23. A test method for the high-order vortex vibration wind tunnel test model system for a long-span bridge according to claim 1 , comprising the following steps:
Step 1, base installment, installing the base in a wind field for a wind tunnel test;
Step 2, adjustment member installment, installing several adjustment members on the base equidistantly and at intervals;
Step 3, cantilever rod installment, installing the cantilever rod on each of the adjustment members, and adjusting the cantilever length and angle of the cantilever rod, so that all the cantilever rods are consistent, and the cantilever ends of all the cantilever rods face the direction of the head-on wind towards the wind field in the wind tunnel test;
Step 4, assembling a beam body model, and after the beam body model is assembled, mounting the same on all the cantilever rods;
Step 5, displacement measuring member i

Assignees

• China Construction 5Th Eng Bureau Co Ltd
• Univ Hunan

Inventors

• Zhou Shuai
• Hua Xugang
• Chen Zhengqing
• Chen Wen
• Fang Cong
• Huang Zhiwen

Classifications

• G01M9/04

  Details · CPC title

• Y02T90/00

  Enabling technologies or technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation · CPC title

• G01M5/0008

  of bridges · CPC title

• G01M9/02

  Wind tunnels · CPC title

• G01M9/062 Primary

  Wind tunnel balances; Holding devices combined with measuring arrangements · CPC title