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The aerodynamic characteristics of train/vehicles under cross winds depend on not only the shapes of the vehicles but also those of infrastructures. Accordingly three kinds of wind tunnel tests were made to evaluate the aerodynamic characteristics of typical configurations of the vehicles on typical configurations of infrastructures such as bridges and embankments. The main results obtained from the wind tunnel tests are summarized below. 1. The aerodynamic side force coefficient of the vehicle increases more as the thickness of the bridge girder becomes larger. It also increases more as the roof of the vehicle becomes edgier. 2. The aerodynamic characteristics of the vehicle on the embankment depend on the distribution of the boundary layer on the ground. The aerodynamic side force coefficient of the vehicle on a high embankment is larger than that on a low embankment.

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Author

Minoru Suzuki; Katsuji Tanemoto; Tatsuo Maeda

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0167-6105)

Published

2003

Language

EN

Field

Engineering (Physical Sciences)