题名: |
Comparisons of Aerodynamic Data with the Main Wind Force-Resisting System Provisions of ASCE 7-16. Ⅰ: Low-Rise Buildings |
正文语种: |
eng |
作者: |
Wang, Jin;Kopp, Gregory A. |
作者单位: |
Univ Western Ontario Fac Engn Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Lab London ON N6A 5B9 Canada;Univ Western Ontario Fac Engn Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Lab London ON N6A 5B9 Canada |
关键词: |
Wind loads;Building aerodynamics;Mid-rise buildings;High-rise buildings;ASCE 7 |
摘要: |
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of building geometry on tall-building aerodynamics, accompanying the analysis for low-rise buildings found in the companion paper. Aerodynamic data for total of 30 rectangular-plan buildings were obtained in wind tunnel experiments. This work tested building configurations with plan aspect ratios, L/B (where L is the horizontal dimension parallel to the wind and B is the across-wind dimension) ranging from 0.25 to 4 and height ratios, H/W (where H is roof height and W is the least horizontal dimension) ranging from 1 to 12. Additionally, this work made systematical comparisons with wind load provisions in Chapter 27 of ASCE 7-16. Buildings with ratios of H/W > similar to 4 have aerodynamic coefficients that are approximately constant, which means that this can be a practical aerodynamic definition of high-rise buildings. There is continuous variation of the aerodynamic coefficients for H/W < 4 such that differentiation of mid-rise and low-rise buildings may be considered as arbitrary from an aerodynamics perspective. Wind load coefficients for mid-rise buildings are observed to be lower than for high-rise buildings. However, for both mid-rise and high-rise buildings, largest load coefficients are observed for L/B similar to 0.67. The plan ratio of L/B captures the variation of the load coefficients for high-rise buildings. For lower buildings, both L/B and H/W ratios are needed to define the wind loads. (C) 2020 American Society of Civil Engineers. |
出版年: |
2021 |
期刊名称: |
Journal of Structural Engineering |
卷: |
147 |
期: |
3 |
页码: |
04020347.1-04020347.20 |