Research Article

The Aerodynamic Characteristics of Road Vehicles Overtaking on Bridge Deck under Crosswinds

Table 1

Description of the test cases.

Vehicle arrangementVehicle type and lateral positionCase number
The moving vehicleThe fixed vehicle

Lorry and lorryLane 1 (or lane 2)Lane 2 (or lane 1)1
Lane 1 (or lane 3)Lane 3 (or lane 1)2

Van and vanLane 1 (or lane 2)Lane 2 (or lane 1)3
Lane 1 (or lane 3)Lane 3 (or lane 1)4

Lorry and vanLorry, lane 1 (or lane 2)Van, lane 2 (or lane 1)5
Lorry, lane 1 (or lane 3)Van, lane 3 (or lane 1)6
Van, lane 1 (or lane 2)Lorry, lane 2 (or lane 1)7
Van, lane 1 (or lane 3)Lorry, lane 3 (or lane 1)8

(1) The moving vehicle is the test vehicle, changing position along the traffic lane. (2) The fixed vehicle is always located at Xā€‰=ā€‰0 position corresponding to the center of the traffic lane.