• A Full-Scale Study on Traffic Induced Vibrations of a Suspension Bridge 

      Fadnes, Thomas Ole (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKM/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-15)
      This thesis focuses on the traffic-induced vibrations of a suspension bridge, and the modal properties embedded in the traffic-induced response data. Traffic has been observed at Lysefjorden bridge for five different days ...
    • Aerodynamic study of a suspension bridge deck by CFD simulations, wind tunnel tests and full-scale observations 

      Kusano, Ibuki; Cheynet, Etienne; Jakobsen, Jasna Bogunovic; Snæbjörnsson, Jonas Thor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Assessing the aerodynamic characteristics of long-span bridges is fundamental for their design. Depending on the terrain complexity and local wind conditions, episodes of large angles of attack (AoA) of 15° may be observed. ...
    • Application of short-range dual-Doppler lidars to evaluate the coherence of turbulence 

      Cheynet, Etienne Francois Cyprien; Jakobsen, Jasna Bogunovic; Snæbjörnsson, Jonas Thor; Mikkelsen, Torben; Sjöholm, Mikael; Mann, Jakob; Hansen, Per; Angelou, Nikolas; Svardal, Benny (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      Two synchronized continuous wave scanning lidars are used to study the coherence of the along-wind and across-wind velocity components. The goal is to evaluate the potential of the lidar technology for application in wind ...
    • Assessment of wind conditions at a fjord inlet by complementary use of sonic anemometers and lidars 

      Jakobsen, Jasna Bogunovic; Cheynet, Etienne; Snæbjörnsson, Jonas Thor; Mikkelsen, Torben; Sjøholm, Mikael; Angelou, Nicolas; Hansen, Per; Mann, Jakob; Svardal, Benny; Kumer, Valerie-Marie; Reuder, Joachim (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Wind velocity measurement devices based on the remote optical sensing, lidars, are extensively applied in wind energy research and wind farm operation. The present paper demonstrates the relevance and potential of lidar ...
    • Bridge buffeting by skew winds: A quasi-steady case study 

      Wang, Jungao; Jakobsen, Jasna Bogunovic; Øiseth, Ole Andre; Snæbjørnsson, Jonas Thor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The buffeting response of a 5000-m-long curved floating bridge is investigated for different mean wind directions, with emphasis on the wind load formulations and use of experimental data. Wind tunnel tests, with a section ...
    • Bridge buffeting by skew winds: A revised theory 

      Morais da Costa, Bernardo; Wang, Jungao; Jakobsen, Jasna Bogunovic; Øiseth, Ole Andre; Snæbjørnsson, Jonas Thor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01)
      An improved bridge buffeting theory is established with an emphasis on skew wind directions, for both turbulence- and motion-dependent forces. It provides simplifications and generalizations of previously established ...
    • Bridge deck aerodynamics: A case study in full-scale 

      Daniotti, Nicolò (PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2022-04)
      One of the key aspects of bridge deck aerodynamics is the transformation of the incident wind flow into fluctuating surface pressures around a bridge deck. The atmospheric turbulence generates fluctuating loads on bridge ...
    • CFD simulations of a suspension bridge deck for different deck shapes with railings and vortex mitigating devices 

      Kusano, Ibuki; Jakobsen, Jasna Bogunovic; Snæbjörnsson, Jonas Thor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Aerodynamic response of a single-box suspension bridge girder is investigated using CFD simulations. The importance of including railings and vortex mitigating devices such as guide vanes and a spoiler in the simulations ...
    • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation of two-dimensional(2D) cross sectional flow around twin-box girder bridge 

      Jeong, Wonmin (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKM/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-15)
      Flow around a twin-box bridge with a fixed spacing between the decks has been investigated using the two dimensional (2D) Unsteady Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes (URANS) equations with the k–ω Shear Stress Transport (SST) ...
    • The COTUR project: remote sensing of offshore turbulence for wind energy application 

      Cheynet, Etienne; Flügge, Martin; Reuder, Joachim; Jakobsen, Jasna Bogunovic; Heggelund, Yngve; Svardal, Benny; Saavedra Garfias, Pablo Andres; Obhrai, Charlotte; Daniotti, Nicolo; Berge, Jarle; Duscha, Christiane Anabell; Wildmann, Norman; Onarheim, Ingrid Husøy; Godvik, Marte (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09)
      The paper presents the measurement strategy and data set collected during the COTUR (COherence of TURbulence with lidars) campaign. This field experiment took place from February 2019 to April 2020 on the southwestern coast ...
    • Damping estimation of large wind-sensitive structures 

      Cheynet, Etienne; Jakobsen, Jasna Bogunovic; Snæbjörnsson, Jonas Thor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      The adequacy of two identification techniques to accurately estimate the modal damping ratios (MDRs) from ambient vibration records is assessed for long-span suspension bridges with eigen frequencies close to or below 0.1 ...
    • Data-driven prediction of mean wind turbulence from topographic data 

      Morais da Costa, Bernardo; Snæbjørnsson, Jonas Thor; Øiseth, Ole Andre; Wang, Jungao; Jakobsen, Jasna Bogunovic (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      This study presents a data-driven model to predict mean turbulence intensities at desired generic locations, for all wind directions. The model, a multilayer perceptron, requires only information about the local topography ...
    • Datamodell og måledataanalyse for Bybrua i Stavanger 

      Felberg, Sander Albin (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020)
      Denne oppgaven omhandler datamodellering og måledataanalyse av Bybrua i Stavanger. Hovedmålet er å konstruere en datamodell som samsvarer med den virkelige broen, i tillegg til å kartlegge de ulike egenfrekvensene og ...
    • Dual lidar wind measurements along an upstream horizontal line perpendicular to a suspension bridge 

      Nafisifard, Mohammad; Jakobsen, Jasna Bogunovic; Cheynet, Etienne; Snæbjörnsson, Jonas Thor; Sjöholm, Mikael; Mikkelsen, Torben (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Remote wind sensing can complement traditional anemometry at a bridge site and contribute to an improved wind-resistant design of long-span bridges. This study examines wind lidar measurement data recorded along a ...
    • Dynamic response of a floating bridge under wind conditions from field measurements 

      Syper, Joanna; Zhao, Ran (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMBM/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-28)
      The long and slender floating structures across the wide and deep waters are exposed for considerable environmental loads. In this study, the dynamic response of a curved floating pontoon bridge supported by side mooring ...
    • Full-scale observation of the flow downstream of a suspension bridge deck 

      Cheynet, Etienne; Jakobsen, Jasna Bogunovic; Snæbjörnsson, Jonas Thor; Angelou, Nikolas; Mikkelsen, Torben; Sjöholm, Mikael; Svardal, Benny (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-12)
      The paper presents a full-scale observation of the flow conditions downstream of a suspension bridge by a system of synchronized short-range dual-Doppler wind lidars. The lidar units were deployed directly on the bridge ...
    • An image processing approach to reconstruct wind using long-range wind lidars 

      Nafisifard, Mohammad; Jakobsen, Jasna Bogunovic; Snæbjörnsson, Jonas Thor; Agustsson, Halfdan; Grønsleth, M.S.; Undheim, O. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Lidar-based wind sensing technology, originally used in the wind energy sector, is now being utilized in wind engineering to monitor wind action for designing fjord-crossing infrastructure like long-span bridges. Accurate ...
    • Improved long-span bridge modeling using data-driven identification of vehicle-induced vibrations 

      Cheynet, Etienne; Daniotti, Nicolo; Jakobsen, Jasna Bogunovic; Snæbjörnsson, Jonas Thor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The paper introduces a procedure to automatically identify key vehicle charac-teristics from vibrations data collected on a suspension bridge. The primarygoal is to apply a model of the dynamic displacement response of a ...
    • Improved long‐span bridge modeling using data‐driven identification of vehicle‐induced vibrations 

      Cheynet, Etienne; Daniotti, Nicolo; Jakobsen, Jasna Bogunovic; Snæbjörnsson, Jonas Thor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06)
      The paper introduces a procedure to automatically identify key vehicle characteristics from vibrations data collected on a suspension bridge. The primary goal is to apply a model of the dynamic displacement response of a ...
    • The influence of terrain on the mean wind flow characteristics in a fjord 

      Cheynet, Etienne; Liu, Shengnan; Ong, Muk Chen; Jakobsen, Jasna Bogunovic; Snæbjörnsson, Jonas Thor; gatin, Inno (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Flow conditions in complex terrains such as fjords are highly three-dimensional and thus not properly captured by the wind flow models developed for homogenous terrains. In the present study, we explore the potential of ...