Investigation of wind effect reduction on square high-rise buildings by corner modification

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 1488-1500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Li ◽  
Yong-Gui Li ◽  
Qiu-Sheng Li ◽  
Kong-Fah Tee
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Properties ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Wind Pressure ◽  
Wind Loads ◽  
Wind Effect ◽  
Induced Responses ◽  
Empirical Formulas ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Pressure Distributions ◽  
Four Square

Although empirical formulas have been provided in relevant design code for estimating wind loads and wind-induced responses on square high-rise buildings, the effects of corner modification treatments on wind loads and wind-induced responses of square high-rise buildings need to be evaluated quantitatively. In this study, wind pressure measurements for a benchmark square high-rise building and three corner modified square high-rise buildings were first carried out to acquire the spatial-temporal varying pressure distributions. Moreover, the corresponding full-scale finite element models were established in ANSYS software to get their dynamic properties. Combined with wind tunnel test results and modal analysis, wind loads and wind-induced responses of the four square high-rise buildings were calculated and compared for designing the best aerodynamic treatment of reducing wind effects on square high-rise buildings. This article aims to provide visual comparisons of wind effect reduction for structural designers and owners of square high-rise buildings.

Wind Tunnel Test of Tall Buildings with Irregularities of Elevation

2014 ◽  
Vol 578-579 ◽  
pp. 1208-1211
Author(s):  
Jian Guo Zhang ◽  
Hui Min Zhuang
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Tall Buildings ◽  
Wind Pressure ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Pressure Distributions ◽  
Building Models ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Wind Pressures ◽  
Fluctuating Wind

In this paper, 2 high-rise building models with ladder and cascade irregularities of elevation were tested in a wind tunnel respectively to measure the mean and fluctuating wind pressure distributions. The mean and RMS (root-mean-square) coefficients of the drag, lift and torsion moment on the measuring layer were obtained from the wind pressures. In the direction which the buildings were positive in the wind, the variation of these above mentioned coefficients with height and the power spectrum densities of the fluctuating wind loads on sudden changed positions were analyzed in detail. Compared with the elevation regular tall building, the wind load characteristics of irregular ones were more complicated.

Wind Effects on Sloshing of a Floating Roof in a Cylindrical Liquid Storage Tank

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetsuya Matsui ◽  
Yasushi Uematsu ◽  
Koji Kondo ◽  
Takuo Wakasa ◽  
Takashi Nagaya
Keyword(s):  
Storage Tank ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Dynamic Interaction ◽  
Measured Data ◽  
Wind Pressure ◽  
Wind Loads ◽  
Linear Potential ◽  
Liquid Storage ◽  
Liquid Storage Tank ◽  
Linear Potential Theory

Sloshing of a floating roof in an open-topped cylindrical liquid storage tank under wind loads is investigated analytically. Wind tunnel test in a turbulent boundary layer is carried out to measure the wind pressure distributing over the roof surface. The measured data for the wind pressure is then utilized to predict the wind-induced dynamic response of the floating roof, which is idealized herein as an isotropic elastic plate of uniform stiffness and mass. The dynamic interaction between the liquid and the floating roof is taken into account exactly within the framework of linear potential theory. Numerical results are presented which illustrate the significant effect of wind loads on the sloshing response of the floating roof.

scholarly journals Study of Wind Loads and Wind Speed Amplifications on High-Rise Building with Opening by Numerical Simulation and Wind Tunnel Test

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Fu-Bin Chen ◽  
Xiao-Lu Wang ◽  
Yun Zhao ◽  
Yuan-Bo Li ◽  
Qiu-Sheng Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Wind Speed ◽  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Wind Pressure ◽  
Wind Loads ◽  
Structural Safety ◽  
Pressure Coefficients ◽  
High Rise ◽  
High Rise Building ◽  
The Mean

High-rise buildings are very sensitive to wind excitations, and wind-induced responses have always been the key factors for structural design. Facade openings have often been used as aerodynamic measures for wind-resistant design of high-rise buildings to meet the requirement of structural safety and comfort. Obvious wind speed amplifications can also be observed inside the openings. Therefore, implementing wind turbines in the openings is of great importance for the utilization of abundant wind energy resources in high-rise buildings and the development of green buildings. Based on numerical simulation and wind tunnel testing, the wind loads and wind speed amplifications on high-rise buildings with openings are investigated in detail. The three-dimensional numerical simulation for wind effects on high-rise building with openings was firstly carried out on FLUENT 15.0 platform by SST k − ε model. The mean wind pressure coefficients and the wind flow characteristics were obtained. The wind speed amplifications at the opening were analyzed, and the distribution law of wind speed in the openings is presented. Meanwhile, a series of wind tunnel tests were conducted to assess the mean and fluctuating wind pressure coefficients in high-rise building models with various opening rates. The variation of wind pressure distribution at typical measuring layers with wind direction was analyzed. Finally, the wind speed amplifications in the openings were studied and verified by the numerical simulation results.

Research on Numerical Simulation of Heliostat's Surface Wind Pressure

2012 ◽  
Vol 517 ◽  
pp. 809-816 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Ge Wang ◽  
Zheng Nong Li
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Surface Wind ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Wind Pressure ◽  
Wind Resistance ◽  
Pressure Distributions ◽  
Complex Projects ◽  
Simulation Based

Heliostat is the major part of solar tower power station whose wind resistance is deemed significant in design. The CFD model of single heliostat under typical operating situation was founded by technology of numerical simulation based on standard k-ε model. This paper puts forward a mesh generation method applied to complex projects under different working conditions. The corresponding UDF program was framed & used to simulate proper wind field entry conditions. The wind pressure distributions variation rules at different wind direction & elevation angles got summarized. The drag coefficients, the lift coefficients, and the three-dimensional moment coefficients in wind power coordinate under different operating conditions were computed. The results agree well with experimental data though a little bigger error exists locally. Moreover, the flow field distribution hard to acquire in wind tunnel test was compensated to further explain origin of heliostats wind pressure distribution. The influencing factors and the variation rules discovered reveals that prediction by numerical simulation is practically satisfactory.

scholarly journals Modelling of Wind Pressure Coefficients on C-Shaped Building Models

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Monalisa Mallick ◽  
Abinash Mohanta ◽  
Awadhesh Kumar ◽  
Vivek Raj
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Analysis ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Regular Structure ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Wind Pressure ◽  
Wind Loads ◽  
Wind Effect ◽  
Angle Of Incidence ◽  
Efficient Design ◽  
Ansys Fluent

Designs of buildings are changing with emerging demands of several aesthetical features and efficient design based on geometry. Development of new building materials and construction techniques have enabled us to build new buildings which are tall and unsymmetrical, but unfortunately such structures are more susceptible to wind loads. Thus it becomes necessary to estimate wind loads with higher degree of confidence. Although ample information regarding wind load on symmetrical and regular structure is available in various international codes, they lack the study of effect of wind forces on unsymmetrical structures. This paper presents experimental and numerical studies of the wind effect on commonly used C-shaped buildings with varying aspect ratio and its optimization caused by the alteration of angle of incidence. Furthermore, results obtained by numerical analysis have been validated with the experimental one. For this study, numerical analysis has been carried out using ANSYS Fluent with k-ε model of turbulence. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques is used to evaluate the surface pressure on various faces of the model for angle of attack of 0° to 180° at an interval of 30° in a subsonic open circuit wind tunnel. The results found by CFD technique are well compared with the experimental results which suggest the feasibility of using this technique of predicting wind pressures on building efficiently and accurately.

scholarly journals CFD and Experimental Study of Wind Pressure Distribution on the High-Rise Building in the Shape of an Equilateral Acute Triangle

Fluids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Norbert Jendzelovsky ◽  
Roland Antal
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Coefficient ◽  
Wind Pressure ◽  
National Standard ◽  
Wind Effect ◽  
Wind Flow ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Scaled Model ◽  
Effect Analysis ◽  
High Rise ◽  
High Rise Building

There is a lack of detailed information about wind flow and distribution of wind pressure around atypically shaped high-rise buildings. The national standard EN 1991-1-4 Eurocode 1 used to determine the effects of wind on the territory of Slovakia (and indeed other countries of the European Union) does not have a procedure for determining the effects of wind on objects of triangular shape. This presents a problem for designers and engineers, as there exist no generally binding/valid rules to follow when performing the wind effect analysis. This paper shows the procedure of identification and results of the external wind pressure coefficient for the triangularly shaped high-rise building. Two methods of calculation have been chosen for this purpose. First, experimental measurements were performed on a scaled model of the building cross-section in the wind tunnel. Subsequently, software simulations were performed on the same scaled model in the CFD (computational fluid dynamics) program ANSYS CFX. Results of wind pressure were obtained for two directions of wind flow measured in 16 sampling points distributed irregularly around the circumference of the model. Results were mutually compared and verified. At the end, the wind flow effects on a real-size triangular high-rise building in the built-up area performed by software simulation are shown.

Wind Effects on Dynamic Response of a Floating Roof in a Cylindrical Liquid Storage Tank

2009 ◽  
Vol 131 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetsuya Matsui ◽  
Yasushi Uematsu ◽  
Koji Kondo ◽  
Takuo Wakasa ◽  
Takashi Nagaya
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Response ◽  
Storage Tank ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Measured Data ◽  
Wind Pressure ◽  
Wind Loads ◽  
Linear Potential ◽  
Liquid Storage ◽  
Liquid Storage Tank ◽  
Linear Potential Theory

The dynamic response of a floating roof in a cylindrical liquid storage tank under wind loads is investigated analytically. Wind tunnel test in a turbulent flow is carried out to measure the wind pressure distributing over the roof surface. The measured data for the wind pressure is then utilized to predict the dynamic response of the floating roof, which is idealized herein as an isotropic elastic plate of uniform stiffness and mass. The dynamic interaction between the liquid and the floating roof is taken into account exactly in numerical sense within the framework of linear potential theory. The numerical results are presented, which illustrate the significant effect of wind loads on the dynamic response of liquid-floating-roof system in a storage tank.

scholarly journals Analysis of Wind Effect on High-Rise Building for Different Terrain Category

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (12) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Chinedum Vincent Okafor ◽  
Kevin Chucks Okolie ◽  
Mbanusi Echefuna Cyril ◽  
Chinenye Pamela Okafor
Keyword(s):  
Wind Speed ◽  
Wind Pressure ◽  
Wind Effect ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Nodal Displacement ◽  
Building Model ◽  
High Rise ◽  
High Rise Building ◽  
Profile Equation ◽  
Terrain Category

This paper analyzed the effect of wind loadings on high-rise building for different terrain categories. The wind speed and design wind pressure for the different terrain categories adopted for this study were calculated as per logarithmic wind profile equation and BS6399-2:1997 respectively. Also, the nodal displacement of a 3D high-rise building model with reference to the calculated design wind loads were performed using finite element analysis software(STADDPROV8I). From the result obtained, it was shown that Terrain category IV when compared to other terrain categories recorded lower wind speed and pressure from the ground to a height of about 10m. The writers also observed that at greater terrain category(TC4), the wind speed and pressure tends to be much higher at the top floors(10m-48m) of the high-rise building whereas, terrain categories (TC3, TC2, TC1) recorded lower wind speed and pressure at that same height(10m-48m). this disparity however was discovered to be due to a phenomenon known as gust effect. Also, the nodal displacement for the different terrain category (TC4, TC3, TC2 and TC1) on each floor of the high-rise building increased uniformly in respective pattern as the height of the 3D model increases.  In conclusion, the authors therefore remark “the greater the terrain category, the lowest is the wind speed in the roughness sub layer and the longer height it takes to reach gradient wind speed”.

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