ZHANG Xiao1, ZHAO Renyan2, ZHANG Dewang2, LIU Xiaobing2, 3, LI Huijun4
Journal of Vibration and Shock. 2025, 44(8): 315-324.
Based on a domestic wide-width double-box composite beam bridge, the aerodynamic characteristics and flow field mechanisms of wide-width double-box composite beams with different aspect ratios were investigated investigated,using a combined approach of wind tunnel test and numerical simulation in this study. Firstly, a total of eleven wind attack angles ranging from -10° to 10° with an interval of 2° were selected for the investigation under an aspect ratio of the actual bridge of 12.8. Subsequently, focusing on the 0° wind attack angle (horizontal flow direction), six different aspect ratios (9, 11, 12.8, 15, 17, and 19) were chosen for analysis, based on the range observed in practical engineering applications for double-box composite beams. The results indicate that, under the aspect ratio of the actual bridge, as the wind attack angle varies from -10° to 10°, the drag coefficient of the double-box composite beam initially first decreases and then increases; the direction of lift force changes from downward to upward, with the absolute value of the lift coefficient initially first decreasing and then increasing; the direction of torque changes from counterclockwise to clockwise, and the clockwise torque coefficient initially first increases and then decreases. At a wind attack angle of 0°, as the aspect ratio of the composite beam increases, the drag coefficient remains constant initially first and then increases; the direction of lift force changes from downward to upward, with the absolute value of the lift coefficient initially first decreasing and then increasing; and the torque coefficient gradually decreases. For the wide-width double-box composite beams with different aspect ratios under 0° wind attack angle, a calculation formula for the three-component force coefficient is was presented, which can provide a reference for the wind load design of wide-width double-box composite beams in practical engineering.