Complex Mode Frequency Iteration Method for Flutter Analysis of 2-DOF Systems

For a vibration system with 2-DOF of bend and torsion, itscritical flutter wind speed can be calculated by using complex mode frequency iteration (CMFI) method based on MatLab 5.2, the results of which are in agree with those acquired by wind tunnel test. Not only critical flutter wind speed, but also vibration characteristic of a system under different wind speeds can be determined. CMFI method is suitable for both of separated-flow torsional flutter and classic coupling flutter analysis, which is presented by flutter analysis of an ideal thin plate and a bluff bridge deck. Furthermore, it is proved through the investigation of the relationship between flutter derivatives and its critical flutter wind speed that coupling aerodynamic derivatives are necessary for classic coupling flutter to occur.