Buffeting analysis of long span bridges to turbulent wind with yaw angle

Abstract Based on sectional model tests, a method is presented to predict the buffeting response of long span bridges under turbulent wind with a yaw angle. The yaw angle of the wind generally influences the buffeting response through the change in the effective mean wind speed, the effective deck section and the horizontal correlation of the turbulence along the span. The presented method takes all these effects into account with certain approximations.