RECENT RESEARCH ON WIND FORCES ON TALL BUILDINGS

A RESUME OF RESEARCH TO DATE ON WIND FORCES ON TALL BUILDINGS IS GIVEN. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES ARE EXPLAINED AS WELL AS THE METHODS USED IN MEASURING AND ANALYZING WIND FORCES. ACTUAL MEASUREMENTS ON TALL BUILDINGS IN ENGLAND, AUSTRALIA, CANADA AND THE NETHERLANDS ARE DISCUSSED. RESEARCH SINCE 1958 HAS BENEFITTED FROM THREE MAJOR INNOVATIONS: (1) FULL SCALE INFORMATION IS BEING GATHERED, (2) A WORKABLE ANALYTICAL BASIS FOR RESEARCH HAS BEEN WORKED OUT, AND (3) EXPERIMENTATION WITH TURBULANT BOUNDARY LAYER FLOWS HAS PROGRESSED ENOUGH TO MAKE IT USEFUL FOR PROVIDING DESIGN INFORMATION. /CGRA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • pp 67-80, 3 FIG, 6 PHOT, 17 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Canadian Institute of Steel Construction

  201 Consumers Road, Suite 300
  Willowdale, ONo M2J 4G8,   Canada 
• Authors:
  • Schriever, W R
  • Dalgliesh, W A
• Publication Date: 1968-2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerodynamic force; Air; Analysis; Boundary layer; Building; Design; Flow; Measurement; Methodology; Reviews; Turbulence; Turbulent boundary layer; Wind
• Uncontrolled Terms: Air flow; Wind load
• Old TRIS Terms: Design information
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00208202
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: CANADIAN GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 20 1970 12:00AM