Wind Tunnel Tests for Wind-Excited Benchmark Building
Authors: B. Samali, K. C. S. Kwok, G. S. Wood, and J. N. YangAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 130, Issue 4
Abstract
This paper presents an overview of the wind tunnel studies conducted at the boundary layer wind tunnel facility at the University of Sydney to determine across-wind forces acting on the 76-story 306 m high benchmark building. The paper briefly describes the boundary layer wind tunnel and its special features, and then presents the testing procedures and the methodology used to determine the wind loads acting on a 1:400 model of the building.
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Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 130 • Issue 4 • April 2004
Pages: 447 - 450
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Copyright © 2004 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Mar 5, 2003
Accepted: Mar 5, 2003
Published online: Mar 15, 2004
Published in print: Apr 2004
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B. Samali
Professor of Structural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Univ. of Technology, Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 2007.
K. C. S. Kwok
Professor of Wind Engineering, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Hong Kong Univ. of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
G. S. Wood
Lecturer, Dept. of Civil Engineering, The Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 2006.
J. N. Yang
Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of California, Irvine, CA 92697.
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