Wind tunnel and full-scale study of wind effects on China’s tallest building

2006 ◽  
Vol 28 (12) ◽  
pp. 1745-1758 ◽  
Author(s):  
Q.S. Li ◽  
J.Y. Fu ◽  
Y.Q. Xiao ◽  
Z.N. Li ◽  
Z.H. Ni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Wind Effects

Wind effects on rough-walled and smooth-walled large cooling towers

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 843-864 ◽  
Author(s):  
XX Cheng ◽  
L Zhao ◽  
YJ Ge ◽  
R Dong ◽  
C Demartino
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Flow Field ◽  
Atmospheric Boundary Layer ◽  
Model Test ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Cooling Towers ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Wind Effects

Adding vertical ribs is recognized as a useful practice for reducing wind effects on cooling towers. However, ribs are rarely used on cooling towers in China since Chinese Codes are insufficient to support the design of rough-walled cooling towers, and an “understanding” hampers the use of ribs, which thinks that increased surface roughness has limited effects on the maximum internal forces that control the structural design. To this end, wind tunnel model tests in both uniform flow field with negligible free-stream turbulence and atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) turbulent flow field are carried out in this article to meticulously study and quantify the surface roughness effects on both static and dynamic wind loads for the purpose of improving Chinese Codes first. Subsequently, a further step is taken to obtain wind effects on a full-scale large cooling tower at a high Re, which are employed to validate the results obtained in the wind tunnel. Finally, the veracity of the model test results is discussed by investigating the Reynolds number (Re) effects on them. It has been proved that the model test results for atmospheric boundary layer flow field are all obtained in the range of Re-independence and the conclusions drawn from model tests and full-scale measurements basically agree, so most model test results presented in this article can be directly applied to the full-scale condition without corrections.

Wind effects on a cable-suspended roof: Full-scale measurements and wind tunnel based predictions

2016 ◽  
Vol 155 ◽  
pp. 159-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Chen ◽  
Teng Wu ◽  
Yilong Yang ◽  
Qingshan Yang ◽  
Qingxiang Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Wind Effects ◽  
Suspended Roof

Wind Tunnel to Full Scale Mapping of Winds and Loads for Launch-Vehicle Ground Wind Loads

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas G. Ivanco ◽  
Donald F. Keller ◽  
Jennifer L. Pinkerton
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Launch Vehicle ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Wind Loads

scholarly journals Wind-Induced Phenomena in Long-Span Cable-Supported Bridges: A Comparative Review of Wind Tunnel Tests and Computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1642
Author(s):  
Yuxiang Zhang ◽  
Philip Cardiff ◽  
Jennifer Keenahan
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Careful Analysis ◽  
Wind Effects ◽  
Wind Tunnel Tests ◽  
Long Span Bridges ◽  
Long Span ◽  
Comparative Review ◽  
Dynamics Modelling

Engineers, architects, planners and designers must carefully consider the effects of wind in their work. Due to their slender and flexible nature, long-span bridges can often experience vibrations due to the wind, and so the careful analysis of wind effects is paramount. Traditionally, wind tunnel tests have been the preferred method of conducting bridge wind analysis. In recent times, owing to improved computational power, computational fluid dynamics simulations are coming to the fore as viable means of analysing wind effects on bridges. The focus of this paper is on long-span cable-supported bridges. Wind issues in long-span cable-supported bridges can include flutter, vortex-induced vibrations and rain–wind-induced vibrations. This paper presents a state-of-the-art review of research on the use of wind tunnel tests and computational fluid dynamics modelling of these wind issues on long-span bridges.

Characterization of wind-induced pressure on membrane roofs based on full-scale wind tunnel testing

2021 ◽  
Vol 235 ◽  
pp. 112101
Author(s):  
Johnny Estephan ◽  
Changda Feng ◽  
Arindam Gan Chowdhury ◽  
Mauricio Chavez ◽  
Appupillai Baskaran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Wind Tunnel Testing ◽  
Tunnel Testing

International Comparison of Wind Tunnel Estimates of Wind Effects on Low-Rise Buildings: Test-Related Uncertainties

2008 ◽  
Vol 134 (12) ◽  
pp. 1887-1890 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. P. Fritz ◽  
B. Bienkiewicz ◽  
B. Cui ◽  
O. Flamand ◽  
T. C. Ho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
International Comparison ◽  
Wind Effects

Production of Shear Profiles in a Wind Tunnel by Cylindrical Rods Placed Normal to the Stream

1966 ◽  
Vol 70 (667) ◽  
pp. 724-725 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Cockrell ◽  
B. E. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Velocity Profiles ◽  
Wind Effects ◽  
Turbulence Characteristics ◽  
Fluid Behaviour

The production of required velocity profiles in a duct or wind tunnel is a necessary part of much research aimed at understanding fluid behaviour. Perhaps the most obvious application is the simulation of wind gradients for the study of wind effects on structures, but equally important is the study of diffuser and duct behaviour when subjected to a variety of known and convenient velocity profiles. Furthermore, the effects of the variation in turbulence characteristics within a range of identical velocity profiles produced by different methods are not clearly understood.

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