Wind tunnel test and field measurement study of wind effects on a 600-m-high super-tall building

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (17) ◽  
pp. e1385 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.W. Zhang ◽  
Q.S. Li
2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (13) ◽  
pp. e1376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haoran Pan ◽  
Zhuangning Xie ◽  
An Xu ◽  
Li Zhang

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young-Moon Kim ◽  
Ki-Pyo You ◽  
Jang-Youl You

Artificial structures such as embankments built during the construction of highways influence the surrounding airflow. Various types of damage can occur due to changes in the wind velocity and temperature around highway embankments. However, no study has accurately measured micrometeorological changes (wind velocity and temperature) due to embankments. This study conducted a wind tunnel test and field measurement to identify changes in wind velocity and temperature before and after the construction of embankments around roads. Changes in wind velocity around an embankment after its construction were found to be influenced by the surrounding wind velocity, wind angle, and the level difference and distance from the embankment. When the level difference from the embankment was large and the distance was up to 3H, the degree of wind velocity declines was found to be large. In changes in reference wind velocities around the embankment, wind velocity increases were not proportional to the rate at which wind velocities declined. The construction of the embankment influenced surrounding temperatures. The degree of temperature change was large in locations with large level differences from the embankment at daybreak and during evening hours when wind velocity changes were small.


Author(s):  
Shen Zhang ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Shi-Zhi Yang ◽  
Huan Yang

A numerical study of wind loads on a semisubmersible platform is presented on this paper. The techniques of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), such as Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes Equations (RANS) model and Large Eddy Simulation (LES), etc., were adopted in this study to predict wind loads on and wind flows around the platform. The main objective of this study is to explore an effective and reliable approach for evaluation of wind loads on offshore structures by CFD methods. The computed results were compared with experimental data which obtained at wind tunnel test. It was found through the comparison that the LES with a dynamic sub grid-scale (SGS) model can give satisfactory predictions for mean and dynamic wind loads on the tall structures. Therefore, it is necessary to correctly simulate both the incident wind velocity profile and turbulence intensity profile in CFD computations to accurately predict wind effects on huge structures. The recommend CFD techniques and associated numerical treatments provide an effective way for designers to assess wind effects on offshore platforms and the need for a detailed wind tunnel test.


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