Abstract
One of the main difficulties in the design of long span suspension bridges is the stability under wind loads and examples of failures due to flutter have been experienced in the past. Current methods of aeroelastic studies, which rely not only on experimental data but also on computer analysis, open the door for adding sensitivity analysis techniques with the objective of helping engineers in the design of such challenging constructions. In this paper, a methodology aimed at that objective is implemented in a distributed computing environment and an example, corresponding to the Great Belt suspension bridge with a span of 1624 m, is included showing the capabilities of the approach developed.
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