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Wind Tunnel Testing for Buildings and Other Structures

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  • Prepared by the Wind Tunnel Testing for Buildings and Other Structures Standards Committee of the Codes and Standards Activities Division of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE

    Wind Tunnel Testing for Buildings and Other Structures, Standard ASCE/SEI 49-21, provides the minimum requirements for conducting and interpreting wind tunnel tests to determine wind loads on buildings and other structures. Wind tunnel tests are used to predict wind loads and responses of a structure, structural components, and cladding to a variety of wind conditions. This standard includes commentary that elaborates on the background and application of the requirements.

    Topics include simulation of wind in boundary-layer wind tunnels, local and area-averaged wind loads, overall wind effects, aeroelastically active structures, extreme wind climate, and snow load model studies.

    New to this version are requirements for wind loads on products. Wind loads are a critical design consideration for many mass-produced products that are constructed or installed at different sites and in many different situations. Such products can be building-mounted (sunshades, solar racking, HVAC units, screen walls) or free-standing (ground-mounted solar trackers, gazebos, fences, communication towers). In addition, commentary guidance is provided for determining wind loads on buildings and other structures in tornadoes, which is an area of current active research.

    This standard will be useful to those who design, conduct, and interpret wind tunnel tests for buildings, including structural engineers, architects, and building code officials.

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Front Matter for Wind Tunnel Testing for Buildings and Other Structures, ASCE 49-21
i–xiii
    Chapter 1 General
    1–3
    Chapter 2 Wind Tunnel Simulations
    5–6
    Chapter 3 Wind Loads for Rigid Structures
    7–8
    Chapter 4 Wind Loads and Effects for Flexible Structures
    9–9
    Chapter 5 Wind Loads and Effects for Aeroelastic Structures
    11–12
    Chapter 6 Wind Climate Analysis and Modeling
    13–13
    Chapter 7 Snow Load Model Studies
    15–15
    Chapter 8 Measurement Requirements and Quality Assurance
    17–17
    Chapter C1 General
    19–20
    Chapter C2 Wind Tunnel Simulations
    21–30
    Chapter C3 Wind Loads for Rigid Structures
    31–34
    Chapter C4 Wind Loads and Effects for Flexible Structures
    35–37
    Chapter C5 Wind Loads and Effects for Aeroelastic Structures
    39–43
    Chapter C6 Wind Climate Analysis and Modeling
    45–48
    Chapter C7 Snow Load Model Studies
    49–52
    Chapter C8 Measurement Requirements and Quality Assurance
    53–55
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    REFERENCES
    57–63
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      Index for Wind Tunnel Testing for Buildings and Other Structures, ASCE 49-21
      65–66
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