Preface |
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1 | (2) |
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1.2 Concepts and Mechanisms |
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3 | (10) |
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1.2.1 Self-excited oscillations and instabilities |
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4 | (4) |
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1.2.2 Argand diagrams and bifurcations |
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8 | (4) |
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1.2.3 Energy considerations |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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2 Prisms in Cross-Flow - Galloping |
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15 | (90) |
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2.1 Introductory Comments |
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15 | (4) |
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2.2 The Mechanism of Galloping |
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19 | (11) |
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2.2.1 The linear threshold of galloping |
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20 | (4) |
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24 | (6) |
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2.3 Further Work on Translational Galloping |
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30 | (20) |
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2.3.1 The effect of sectional shape |
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30 | (8) |
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2.3.2 Novak's "universal response curve" and continuous structures |
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38 | (5) |
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2.3.3 Unsteady effects and analytical models |
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43 | (2) |
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2.3.4 Some comments on the flow field |
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45 | (4) |
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2.3.5 Shear-layer reattachment |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (5) |
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2.5 Prisms and Cylinders with a Splitter Plate |
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55 | (7) |
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2.6 Wake Breathing and Streamwise Oscillation |
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62 | (4) |
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2.6.1 Wake breathing of the first type |
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62 | (2) |
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2.6.2 Wake breathing of the second type |
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64 | (2) |
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66 | (11) |
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66 | (1) |
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2.7.2 Linear quasi-steady analysis |
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67 | (3) |
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2.7.3 Nonlinear quasi-steady analysis |
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70 | (2) |
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2.7.4 Disqualification of quasi-steady theory |
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72 | (3) |
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75 | (2) |
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2.8 Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Galloping |
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77 | (4) |
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2.8.1 Quasi-steady models |
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77 | (4) |
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81 | (1) |
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2.9 Turbulence and Shear Effects |
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81 | (5) |
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2.10 Conjoint Galloping and Vortex Shedding |
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86 | (4) |
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2.11 Elongated and Bridge-Deck Sections |
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90 | (12) |
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102 | (3) |
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3 Vortex-Induced Vibrations |
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105 | (50) |
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105 | (3) |
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3.2 Two-Dimensional VIV Phenomenology |
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108 | (16) |
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3.2.1 Bluff-body wake instability |
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110 | (2) |
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3.2.2 Wake instability of a fixed cylinder |
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112 | (3) |
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3.2.3 Wake of a cylinder forced to move |
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115 | (5) |
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3.2.4 Cylinder free to move |
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120 | (4) |
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3.3 Modelling Vortex-Induced Vibrations |
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124 | (15) |
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3.3.1 A classification of models |
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124 | (3) |
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3.3.2 Type A: Forced system models |
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127 | (2) |
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3.3.3 Type B: Fluidelastic system models |
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129 | (3) |
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3.3.4 Type C: Coupled system models |
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132 | (7) |
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139 | (16) |
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3.4.1 The issue of added mass |
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139 | (7) |
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3.4.2 From sectional to three-dimensional VIV |
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146 | (3) |
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3.4.3 VIV of noncircular cross-sections |
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149 | (4) |
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3.4.4 Summary and concluding remarks |
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153 | (2) |
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4 Wake-Induced Instabilities of Pairs and Small Groups of Cylinders |
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155 | (60) |
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155 | (5) |
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4.1.1 Modified quasi-steady theory |
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156 | (1) |
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4.1.2 The damping-controlled mechanism |
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157 | (1) |
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4.1.3 The wake-flutter mechanism |
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158 | (2) |
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4.2 Wake-Induced Flutter of Transmission Lines |
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160 | (35) |
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4.2.1 Analysis for a fixed windward conductor |
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162 | (21) |
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4.2.2 Analysis for a moving windward conductor |
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183 | (9) |
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4.2.3 Three-dimensional effects and application to real transmission lines |
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192 | (3) |
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4.3 Fluidelastic Instability of Offshore Risers |
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195 | (20) |
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4.3.1 Experimental evidence for the existence of fluidelastic instability in riser bundles |
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196 | (4) |
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200 | (15) |
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5 Fluidelastic Instabilities in Cylinder Arrays |
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215 | (76) |
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5.1 Description, Background, Repercussions |
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215 | (5) |
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220 | (12) |
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5.2.1 The damping-controlled one-degree-of-freedom mechanism |
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220 | (3) |
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5.2.2 Static divergence instability |
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223 | (1) |
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5.2.3 The stiffness-controlled wake-flutter mechanism |
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224 | (3) |
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5.2.4 Dependence of the wake-flutter mechanism on mechanical damping |
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227 | (2) |
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5.2.5 Wake-flutter stability boundaries for cylinder rows |
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229 | (1) |
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230 | (2) |
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5.3 Fluidelastic Instability Models |
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232 | (42) |
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232 | (3) |
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5.3.2 Quasi-static models |
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235 | (4) |
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239 | (10) |
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5.3.4 Semi-analytical models |
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249 | (5) |
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5.3.5 Quasi-steady models |
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254 | (7) |
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5.3.6 Computational fluid-dynamic models |
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261 | (4) |
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265 | (5) |
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270 | (4) |
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5.4 Comparison of the Models |
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274 | (17) |
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5.4.1 Experimental support for and against Connors' equation |
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275 | (2) |
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5.4.2 Comparison of theoretical models with experimental data |
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277 | (10) |
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287 | (4) |
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6 Ovalling Instabilities of Shells in Cross-Flow |
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291 | (54) |
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6.1 A Historical Perspective |
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291 | (2) |
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6.2 The Vortex-Shedding Hypothesis |
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293 | (3) |
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6.3 Ovalling with No Periodic Vortex Shedding |
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296 | (8) |
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6.3.1 Paidoussis and Helleur's 1979 experiments |
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296 | (6) |
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6.3.2 In search of a new cause |
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302 | (2) |
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6.4 Further Evidence Contradicting Vortex-Shedding Hypothesis |
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304 | (7) |
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6.4.1 Further experiments with cantilevered shells |
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304 | (3) |
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6.4.2 Experiments with clamped-clamped shells |
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307 | (4) |
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6.5 Counterattack by the Vortex-Shedding Proponents and Rebuttal |
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311 | (3) |
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6.5.1 The "peak of resonance" argument |
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311 | (1) |
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6.5.2 Have splitter plates been ineffectual? |
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312 | (1) |
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313 | (1) |
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6.6 Simple Aeroelastic-Flutter Model |
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314 | (8) |
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6.6.1 Equations of motion and boundary conditions |
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315 | (2) |
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6.6.2 Solution of the equations |
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317 | (2) |
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6.6.3 Theoretical results and comparison with experiment |
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319 | (3) |
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6.7 A Three-Dimensional Flutter Model |
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322 | (12) |
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6.7.1 The model and methods of solution |
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323 | (4) |
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6.7.2 Theoretical results |
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327 | (2) |
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6.7.3 Comparison with experiment |
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329 | (2) |
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6.7.4 Improvements to the theory |
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331 | (3) |
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6.8 An Energy-Transfer Analysis |
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334 | (4) |
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6.9 Another Variant of the Aeroelastic-Flutter Model |
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338 | (6) |
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338 | (2) |
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340 | (2) |
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6.9.3 An empirical relationship for Uthr |
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342 | (2) |
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344 | (1) |
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7 Rain-and-Wind-Induced Vibrations |
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345 | (12) |
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7.1 Experimental Evidence |
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345 | (3) |
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345 | (1) |
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7.1.2 Wind-tunnel experiments |
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346 | (2) |
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7.2 Modelling Rainwater Rivulets |
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348 | (3) |
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7.2.1 Development of rivulets |
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348 | (1) |
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7.2.2 Tearing of rivulets |
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349 | (2) |
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7.3 VIV, Galloping and Drag Crisis |
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351 | (3) |
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7.4 Yamaguchi's Model: A Cylinder-Rivulet-Coupled Instability |
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354 | (1) |
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355 | (2) |
Epilogue |
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357 | (2) |
Appendix A The Multiple Scales Method |
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359 | (2) |
Appendix B Measurement of Modal Damping for the Shells Used in Ovalling Experiments |
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361 | (4) |
References |
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365 | (32) |
Index |
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