Unfrozen Skewed Turbulence for Wind Loading on Structures

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

The manuscript presents a turbulence generation algorithm which is useful for wind load studies. It is written clearly and ingood quality. I recommend publication of the manuscript in its current format.

Author Response

We would like to thank Reviewer 1 for taking the time and effort necessary to review the manuscript and are pleased to see our work was found useful to the wind engineering community.

Reviewer 2 Report

It is a work of high quality and I agree that it can be published. Please notice that  at line 140 in the expression of bw the exponent is missing. 

The presented methodology estimates the turbulence characteristics of the wind field by using the wind data selected at a few locations. In this way, the wind loading of a structure (like the examined bridge in the paper) being exposed to a nonzero yaw wind angle will be more realistic. Their idea was borrowed from earthquake engineering in which however the phenomena are of much smaller duration. The paper is well written but it is not very easy to read. I would probably ask the authors to be more analytic in the results paragraph. The conclusions are consistent with the presented arguments. Regarding the main question posed, I would like to see how the wind characteristics would vary along the 5km bridge. 

Author Response

Dear Reviewer 2,

Thank you for the time and effort spent on the manuscript as well as the judicious comments. We have attached our reply in the pdf document enclosed

Best regards,

Etienne Cheynet

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf

Reviewer 3 Report

This study provides an algorithm to simulate the yawed wind dynamic load. The manuscript is overall well-structured and written. The innovative methodology and scientific approach are very valuable to be applied to the design of super-long span bridges in coastal areas. I think this paper is publishable in the current form.  

Updated from Dr. Ma, 13.9.22

What is the main question addressed by the research?

-Answer: The paper puts forward an algorithm to generate a three-variate four-dimensional wind turbulence field suited for yawed wind dynamic load simulation.

Is it relevant and interesting? -Answer: Yes.

How original is the topic? -Answer: Strong.

What does it add to the subject area compared with other published material?

-Answer: The methodology put forward here would help in designing the future long-span bridges and high-rise buildings.

Is the paper well written? -Answer: Yes.

Is the text clear and easy to read? -Answer: Yes.

Are the conclusions consistent with the evidence and arguments presented? -Answer: Yes.

Do they address the main question posed? -Answer: Yes.

Author Response

We would like to thank Reviewer 3 for the time and effort dedicated to the manuscript review. We were also pleased to see that our work was found valuable to the structural and wind engineering community.