Wind Tunnel Investigations for the Free Standing Tower of the Penang Second Bridge

摘要

The Penang Second Bridge is a new bridge under construction in Penang, Malaysia. The aerodynamic behavior of the bridge was one of the main concerns. This paper summarizes of the wind tunnel testing of the 1:40 scaled aeroelastic model testing for the free standing tower. The wind tunnel Investigations were carried out with the objective of verifying the detailed design of bridge towers through measurement of the buffeting response to turbulent wind, susceptibility to galloping instabilities and susceptibility to vortex shedding excitation in smooth oncoming flow. The test results show that explicit vortex-induced vibration was observed for the completed free standing tower, however it will not affect the safety of the tower, and the buffeting response of tower is within acceptable range under the designed wind speed.