Research Article

Subsonic Flutter of Cantilever Rectangular PC Plate Structure

Table 6

Comparison of wind tunnel flutter test with flutter analysis for the rectangular plate for k-method.

ZAERO© (k-method)TestSpeed change (m/s)Freq. change (Hz)
Assumed struc. damping (%)Flutter speed (m/s)Flutter freq. (Hz)Flutter speed (m/s)Flutter freq. (Hz)

023.89.724.98.84.410.2
0.524.09.624.98.83.69.1
1.024.29.524.98.82.88.0
1.524.49.424.98.82.06.8
224.69.324.98.81.25.7
2.524.89.224.98.80.44.5
325.09.124.98.80.43.4
3.525.29.024.98.81.22.3
425.48.924.98.82.01.1