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On the Aeroelastic Indifference of Brancusi's Endless Column
Published
Author(s)
Rene D. Gabbai
Abstract
Brancusi s Endless Column (T rgu-Jiu, Romania) has been referred to as aeroelastically indifferent owing to its remarkable aeroelastic stability. The column s behavior has been attributed to its unconventional shape. However, calculations presented here indicate that the column s structural design, which provided for significant damping and mass, would assure its aeroelastic stability even if the column had a conventional and aeroelastically less favorable shape, i.e., if it were a circular cylinder (a shape that is unfavorable from the point of view of vortex-induced response) or a square cylinder (a shape unfavorable from the point of view of gal-loping).
Proceedings Title
International Conference on Wind Engineering | 12th | 2007 |
Conference Dates
July 1-6, 2007
Conference Location
Cairns, 1, AS
Conference Title
International Conference on Wind Engineering
Pub Type
Conferences
Keywords
building technology, Endless Column, Galloping, vortex-induced vibrations, wind engineering
Gabbai, R.
(2017),
On the Aeroelastic Indifference of Brancusi's Endless Column, International Conference on Wind Engineering | 12th | 2007 |, Cairns, 1, AS
(Accessed November 8, 2024)