High-rise buildings cause accelerated winds around them. However, the interference effects of high-rise on surrounding low-rise in urban blocks have not been evaluated. This study investigated wind pressure coefficients roofs and walls a building through tunnel experiments. Seventy-two directions were considered from 0° to 355° 5° increments, influence direction was At 30° angle, positive negat...

When undertaking wind assessment around buildings using large eddy simulation (LES), the implementation of integral length scale at inlet for inflow generation is controversial, as real atmospheric scales require huge computational domains. While significantly influence in domain, their effect on downstream flow field has not, yet, been investigated. In this paper, we validate effectiveness and...

This paper investigates the prominent failure modes of educational facilities by using field observations. Specifically, damage to roof covering, structure and exterior windows were quantified. An archetype these structures is modeled in a Monte Carlo Simulation wherein probabilistic resistance capacities building envelope components are compared their corresponding wind loads. The probability ...

Abstract This paper presents an extensive review of existing techniques used in estimating design wind pressures considering Reynolds number and turbulence effects, as well a case study reference building investigated experimentally. We shed light on the limitations current aerodynamic testing techniques, provisions standards, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods to predict wind-induced p...