Q1)

Table 1

1.718621 118090.9
1.194323 189037.2

Q2)

For each test, the Reynolds number and the coefficient of drag were calculated ain the Eq.1 a-b
respectively.

Re =2 VR/ν (1a)
2 Fd (1b)
C d=
ρ V 22 R

Where F d is the drag force, V the wind velocity at the tapping, R being the radius of the circle and ρ
and ν are the density and kinematic viscosity, respectively.

The results of Table 1 suggest that the drag coefficient of each test may be linearly dependent on the
Reynolds number in accordance with the flow velocity of the wind. Provided the flow velocity of
each tapping is to be considered, the resultant drag coefficient, accordingly, may be approximated
by an exponential function of Reynolds number, as seen in

Figure 1

Figure 2
Q3)

Using the results from the previous part (part a), the coefficient of drag at each tapping may be used to
calculate the drag force of the cylinder subjected to known wind velocity. The herein approach
estimates the drag force of a suspension bridge cable, having the diameter of 300mm and subjected to
wind velocity of 8.6ms-1.

Method 1: The drag force is estimated

The Length and rise of the cable are 490m and 260m, respectively.

V
ν
ρ 1.23
L length of the cble 554
Re