Wind and Structures
Volume 6, Number 2, 2003, pages 127-140
DOI: 10.12989/was.2003.6.2.127
Effects of corner cuts and angles of attack on the Strouhal number of rectangular cylinders
Chang- Koon Choi and Dea-Kun Kwon
Abstract
An investigation into the effect of corner cuts on the Strouhal number of rectangular cylinders with various dimensional ratios and various angles of attack is described. The Strouhal number given as a function of corner cut size is obtained directly from the aerodynamic behavior of the body in a uniform flow through a series of wind-induced vibration tests. For a quick verification of the validity of the Strouhal numbers obtained in this way, they are compared with the approximated the Strouhal numbers based on Shiraishi
Key Words
Strouhal number; corner cut; angle of attack; wind tunnel experiment; rectangular cylinder.
Address
Department of Civil Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST), 373-1 Kusong-dong, Yusong-gu, Taejon 305-701, KorearnDepartment of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, USA