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The Wind-Induced Vibration Response for Tower Crane Based on Virtual Excitation Method
Hongqi Jiang*, Shuncai Li
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2014Volume: 8
First Page: 201
Last Page: 205
Publisher Id: TOMEJ-8-201
DOI: 10.2174/1874155X01408010201
Article History:
Received Date: 25/07/2014Revision Received Date: 04/08/2014
Acceptance Date: 04/08/2014
Electronic publication date: 16/9/2014
Collection year: 2014
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Abstract
The dynamics of Tower Crane is complicated by wind excitation which complicates the wind-induced vibration response analysis. The random wind-induced response analysis of tower crane is presented based on finite element method and virtual excitation method. The pulsating wind loads change into multiple-point correlation stationary excitation. This paper uses Davenport’s wind speed spectrum which does not change with height, and considers multiplepoint correlation of wind-induction. The tower crane was employed as a numerical example; the response spectra and Mean Square Root (RMS) of the tower crane were obtained by wind-induced vibration. The results indicate that the vibration of the tower crane showed a greater response in low frequency with the One-third Octave acceleration RMS being lower. Finally, the influences of the wind-induced vibration on comfort were analyzed.