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Wind and Structures
  Volume 39, Number 6, December 2024 , pages 411-433
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/was.2024.39.6.411
 


Impact of wind on high-rise: A review on wind induced vibrations, aerodynamic design, pedestrian level wind effects
Vinayak Gautam and Neelam Rani

 
Abstract
    The rise in the construction of high-rise buildings can be attributed to a number of factors, including the economic rise of nations, the substantial rural-to-urban migration trend, and innovative technological breakthroughs in construction that facilitate the growth of high-rise construction. All these factors have contributed to the upward trajectory of high-rise building construction. However, increase in height of buildings make it susceptible to the undesired effects of high-speed winds. Different aerodynamic modifications are used to mitigate the aerodynamic oscillations that are caused by the wind. This article aims to provide a review on different modes of wind induced vibrations in high-rise buildings, aerodynamic modifications in high-rise buildings to mitigate wind induced loads and pedestrian level wind studies. The effectiveness of these modifications varies with the degree of modification applied. Helical buildings and tapered buildings show improved wind resistance with increase in angle of twist and tapering ratio. Small corner modifications up to 10% are more effective than larger corner modifications. Aerodynamic modifications also improve the pedestrian level wind environment around high-rise buildings with corner modifications reducing the shear layers and thus subsequently reducing the high wind speed regions whereas setbacks have exhibited reduction in wind velocities by up to 28-30% in front of them.
 
Key Words
    aerodynamic modifications; high-rise; pedestrian level wind; wind induced vibration
 
Address
Vinayak Gautam: Department of Civil Engineering, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, 144008, India

Neelam Rani: Department of Civil Engineering, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, 144008, India
 

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