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Influence Of Turbulence On The Aerodynamics Of Low-Rise Buildings, Fakhruzzaman Arif
Influence Of Turbulence On The Aerodynamics Of Low-Rise Buildings, Fakhruzzaman Arif
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During extreme wind events, roofing failures may lead to damage of the whole structure. In order to alleviate the effect, surface pressure coefficients on the roofs have been extensively investigated. This research aims to determine the roof pressures acting on low-rise buildings with consideration of the effects of turbulence (terrain). Pressure measurements, as well as wind speed data, were taken at the Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory (BLWTL) of the University of Western Ontario (UWO) to examine the influence of turbulence level (i.e., terrain condition) on the critical wind directions corresponding to the largest surface roof pressure coefficients for various …
Effects Of Turbulence On The Separating-Reattaching Flow Above Surface-Mounted, Three-Dimensional Bluff Bodies, Abul Fahad Akon
Effects Of Turbulence On The Separating-Reattaching Flow Above Surface-Mounted, Three-Dimensional Bluff Bodies, Abul Fahad Akon
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Investigations of separated and reattaching flows over three-dimensional bluff bodies in turbulent boundary layers are important because of the large aerodynamic loads that these flows cause. For example, roofs of low-rise buildings are vulnerable to this kind of wind loading. Turbulence in the upstream flow affects the pressure distributions and the mean size of separation bubbles formed on bluff body surfaces. Whereas a number of studies have focussed on two-dimensional separation bubbles and surface pressures, a comprehensive understanding of the surface pressures and the separating-reattaching flows in relation to the turbulence in the incident boundary layers for surface-mounted, three-dimensional bluff …