Study on Wind-Induced Response and Wind Vibration Coefficient of Tower Crane Under Different Wind Speed Spectra Excitation

The wind-induced response and wind vibration coefficient of tower cranes under different wind speed spectra and wind direction angles are investigated to reveal the influence of wind speed distribution on the wind vibration characteristics of tower cranes. Firstly, the theoretical formula for the wind vibration coefficient based on random vibration theory is derived. Then, the APDL modeling method establishes a parametric finite element analysis model with the QTZ25 tower crane as a research object, and wind speed time history at various heights is simulated using the harmonic synthesis method. Finally, the wind speed is converted into wind loads, and the finite element model of the QTZ25 crane is subjected to random vibration analysis and spectra analysis under wind loads. The displacement time history response and displacement power spectral density at different heights are obtained, and the wind vibration coefficients are derived accordingly. The analysis results show that the wind vibration coefficient in descending order is Simiu, Davenport, and Harris wind speed spectra excitation (WSSE), respectively. The maximum deviation of the wind vibration coefficient is 12.01% at 26.09 m height with a 45° wind direction angle. In contrast, the maximum deviation of the wind vibration coefficient is 18.57% at the same height with a 0° wind direction angle. This study demonstrates that the wind-induced response of the QTZ25 tower crane remained the same under different wind speed spectra. Meanwhile, the wind vibration coefficient varied for different heights and wind direction angles, and the wind vibration coefficient was higher under Simiu WSSE and lower under Harris WSSE.