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Wind and Structures
  Volume 4, Number 3, June 2001 , pages 261-276
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/was.2001.4.3.261
 


Wind tunnel experiments of a building model incoporating viscous-damping walls
Austin D.E. Pan and Ngai Yeung(Hong Kong)

 
Abstract
    This paper presents an experimental study on the effectiveness of viscous-damping walls inrncontrolling the wind-induced vibrations of a building model. A simple four-story building model, squarernin plan, was constructed for wind tunnel study. In this paper the description of the model, itsrninstrumentation, and the experimental set-up and methodology are reported. The effectiveness of viscous-dampingrnwalls in reducing vibrations was investigated for different fluid levels in the walls, and at varying windrnspeeds and attack angles. The results show that viscous-damping walls are highly effective in most cases.
 
Key Words
    viscous-damping wall; wind tunnel experiment; wind-induced vibration; vibration control.
 
Address
Austin D.E. Pan, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, S.A.R.rnNgai Yeung, Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd., Level 5, Festival Walk, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, S.A.R.
 

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