| Wind and Structures Volume 8, Number 3, May 2005, pages 197-212 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/was.2005.8.3.197 | |
Simplified formulas for evaluation of across-wind dynamic responses of rectangular tall buildings | |
Shuguo Liang, Q. S. Li, Lianghao Zou and J. R. Wu
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| Abstract [Full Text] | |
| Tall buildings under wind action usually oscillate simultaneously in the along-wind and across-wind directions as well as in torsional modes. While several procedures have been developed for predicting wind-induced loads and responses in along-wind direction, accurate analytical methods for estimating across-wind and torsional response have not been possible yet. Simplified empirical formulas for estimation of the across-wind dynamic responses of rectangular tall buildings are presented in this paper. Unlike established empirical formulas in codifications, the formulas proposed in this paper are developed based on simultaneous pressure measurements from a series of tall building models with various side and aspect ratios in a boundary layer wind tunnel. Comparisons of the across-wind responses determined by the proposed formulas and the results obtained from the wind tunnel tests as well as those estimated by two well-known wind loading codes are made to examine the applicability and accuracy of the proposed simplified formulas. It is shown through the comparisons that the proposed simplified formulas can be served as an alternative and useful tool for the design and analysis of wind effects on rectangular tall buildings. | |
| Key Words | |
| tall building; wind effect; wind-induced response; wind tunnel test. | |
| Address | |
| Shuguo Liang and Lianghao Zou; School of Civil and Building Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. ChinarnQ. S. Li and J. R. Wu; Department of Building and Construction, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong | |
