3-D Gust Effect Factor including aeroelastic effects

Slender structures and structural elements are sensitive to both aerodynamic and aeroelastic excitations which are a dominant factor in their design. However, a unified method of handling these problems doesn’t exist. In the context of the three-dimensional gust effect factor technique, till now mainly addressed to the aerodynamic response, the present paper proposes some advances in the formulation in order to include aeroelastic effects (vortex-induced response, in particular) and to arrive at a unified vision in the evaluation of wind-induced effects on slender structures and structural elements.