scholarly journals Comparison of Wind Tunnel Test Data for Low-Rise Buildings with Main Wind Force Resisting System Design Procedures

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 342
Author(s):  
S. M. Ashfaqul Hoq ◽  
Johnn P. Judd
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Test Data ◽  
Reliability Index ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
External Pressure ◽  
Base Shear ◽  
Wind Force ◽  
Design Procedures ◽  
Design Wind Speed ◽  
The Difference

The adequacy of the directional and envelope procedures for the design of the main wind force resisting system is not well understood. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the directional and envelope procedures based on wind tunnel test data for a set of low-rise enclosed buildings with gable-shaped roofs in open terrain (Exposure C). The base shear force and the conditional reliability index are used to determine the adequacy of the procedures. The base shear was compared to the design base shear in each direction based on the horizontal component of the wind load on the wall and roof. The reliability index, β conditional on the occurrence of the design wind speed was computed for a range of system capacities. The main findings are (1) the directional procedure produced a larger design base shear compared to the envelope procedure, primarily due to the difference in external pressure coefficients, (2) the directional procedure provided a higher β, and (3) the envelope procedure provided a β that did not meet the standard target β equal to 3.0 for the main wind force resisting systems with low variability in capacity, but neither procedure met the standard target β for the main wind force resisting systems with high variability in capacity.

Comparison of Wind Pressure Coefficients with Wind Load Provisions

2013 ◽  
Vol 831 ◽  
pp. 124-128
Author(s):  
Jong Won Lee ◽  
Yun Bae Kong ◽  
Sung Woo Shin
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Test Data ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Wind Load ◽  
External Pressure ◽  
Wind Pressure ◽  
Experiment Data ◽  
Pressure Coefficients ◽  
Aerodynamic Database ◽  
The University

This study has compared the equivalent external pressure coefficients, (GCpf)eq, with 6 wind load provisions and wind tunnel test data. The wind load provisions are the ASCE 7-10, NBCC 2010, AS/NZS 2011, EN 2005, AIJ 2004 and KBC 2009. Experiment data on low-rise building have been obtained at the University of Western Ontario (UWO) to contribute to the NIST aerodynamic database [. For the experiment, a model with 1:12 of roof slope and 4.9 and 12.2m of eave height was used under open terrain conditions (See also Ref. [). (GCpf)eq was re-normalized based on the external pressure coefficients, GCpf, of ASCE 7-10. When compared to (GCpf)eq of the experiment data with 4.9m of eave height, consequently, ASCE 7-10 (81%), NBCC 2010 (84%), AS/NZS 2011 (70%), AIJ 2004 (68%) and KBC 2009 (53%) were all underestimated. Among them, KBC 2009 reveals the lowest value. On the contrary, EN2005 was overestimated with 122%. When the eave height was 12.2m, in addition, the same pattern was observed in most codes. EN2005 was slightly overestimated with 115%.

Wind tunnel test on mean wind forces and peak pressure acting on ellipsoidal nacelles of wind turbine

2021 ◽  
pp. 0309524X2110445
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Noda ◽  
Takeshi Ishihara
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Peak Pressure ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Load Case ◽  
Wind Force ◽  
Pressure Coefficients ◽  
Force Coefficients ◽  
Design Load ◽  
Mean Pressure

Mean wind forces and peak pressures acting on ellipsoidal nacelles are investigated by wind tunnel tests. The wind force coefficients of the ellipsoidal nacelles for the wind turbine design and the peak pressure coefficients for the nacelle cover design are proposed based on the experimental data. The wind force coefficients are expressed as functions of yaw angles. The proposed formulas are compared with Eurocode, Germanischer Lloyd and ASCE7-16. It is found that the mean wind force coefficients for the wind turbine nacelles are slightly underestimated in Eurocode. The equivalent maximum and minimum mean pressure coefficients are proposed for use in Design Load Case 6.1 and Design Load Case 6.2 of IEC 61400-1. The peak pressure coefficients are derived using a quasi-steady theory. The proposed equivalent maximum and minimum mean pressure coefficients are much larger than those specified in Germanischer Lloyd.

WIND TUNNEL TEST FOR CALCULATING WIND FORCES ON SCAFFOLDS WITH BASEBOARD HEIGHT AS A PARAMETER

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroki Takahashi ◽  
Katsutoshi Ohdo ◽  
Seiji Takanashi
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Industrial Safety ◽  
Design Codes ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Wind Force ◽  
Force Coefficient ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Current Design

The Japanese Industrial Safety and Health Law was revised in March 2009 to introduce new measures concerning accidental falls in the construction industry. This revision mandates the use of guard rails, handrails, and other scaffold components. The wind load criteria and structural specifications of scaffolds are regulated by current design codes. Nevertheless, these provisions do not necessarily comply with the newly incorporated legal requirements because they apply to old-style scaffolds. This study examined the wind force on scaffolds by wind tunnel test, with baseboard height used as a parameter. The wind force coefficient of one story of scaffolds was calculated. Wind force coefficient increased as baseboard height increased. The wind force on the scaffolds equipped with baseboards is 9.2 times that on the scaffolds without baseboards. The baseboard must be greater than or equal to 15 cm to satisfy regulation requirements. The wind force coefficient of scaffolds with a 15 cm baseboard is 1.5 times that of the scaffolds without a baseboard. In scaffold design, baseboard height should be considered to guarantee a suitable wind force coefficient.

Blockage effect correction for a scaled wind turbine rotor by using wind tunnel test data

2015 ◽  
Vol 79 ◽  
pp. 227-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaeha Ryi ◽  
Wook Rhee ◽  
Ui Chang Hwang ◽  
Jong-Soo Choi
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Test Data ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Turbine Rotor ◽  
Wind Turbine Rotor ◽  
Blockage Effect

scholarly journals Numerical CFD Simulation and Test Correlation in a Flight Project Environment

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. K. Gupta ◽  
S. F. Lung ◽  
A. H. Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Test Data ◽  
Cfd Simulation ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Flight Testing ◽  
Project Environment ◽  
Test Correlation

This paper presents detailed description of a novel CFD procedure and comparison of its solution results to that obtained by other available CFD codes as well as actual flight and wind tunnel test data pertaining to the GIII aircraft, currently undergoing flight testing at AFRC.

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