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Testing and Research
Wind Tunnel Tests
In order to clarify the behavior of a building under strong wind,a boundary layer wind tunnel with an open-circuit configuration is installed in our Wind Engineering Laboratory.
We evaluate the design wind load for a projected building and estimate the wind environment around a high-rise building from wind tunnel experiments on scale down models.
Major testing and research activities
- ■Scale model tests for measuring wind streams.
- Predicting and measuring wind velocity around high-rise buildings.
- ■Scale model tests for measuring wind pressures.
- Measuring wind pressure on buildings with cladding to determine wind loads.
- ■Scale model tests to measure and analyze building responses.
- Measuring the dynamic response of tall buildings induced by wind and calculating wind loads for structural members.
- ■On-site measurement.
- Measuring wind directions, velocities and wind pressures related to existing buildings.
- ■Numerical simulation of wind streams.
- Numerical analysis on wind stream around a high-rise building by means of computers.
Measurement of the wind environment
around a high-rise building
| Type | Euiffel type boundary layer wind tunnel of open circuit type |
|---|---|
| Entire length | 19.1m |
| Cross section of working section | 1.8m (width)*1.2 to 1.4m (variable height) |
| Length of working section | 11.6m |
| Contraction ratio | 1:3.87 |
| Wind velocity range | 0 m/s to 25 m/s (continuously variable) |
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