Validation analyses of integrated procedures for evaluation of stability, buffeting response and wind loads on the Messina Bridge

The topic of this paper is a comparative presentation of the results obtained by RWDI and Politecnico di Milano (PoliMI) through independent theoretical and numerical methods, on the basis of an identical finite element scheme of the structure, of the same aerodynamics, and of the same wind turbulence properties. The work represents a comparison of both research groups procedures that are the state-of-the-art in bridge engineering aerodynamic field and are widely accepted. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.