Wind effects on ‘Z’ plan-shaped tall building: a case study
Journal Title: International journal of advanced structural engineering - Year 2016, Vol 8, Issue 3
Abstract
The present paper is centered on the study to understand the behavior of various surfaces of a ‘Z’ planshaped tall building under varying wind directions. For that purpose, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) package of ANSYS is used. The length scale is considered as 1:300. Force coefficients both in the along and across wind direction as well as the external surface pressure coefficients for different faces of the object building are determined and listed for wind incidence angle 0–150 with increment of 30. The wind flow pattern around the building showing flow separation characteristics and vortices are presented. The variation of wind pressure on different surfaces of the building is clearly shown by contour plots. The nature of deviation of external pressure coefficients along the height of the building as well as along the perimeter of the building for different wind angles of attack is presented. The force coefficient (Cf) along the X direction is extreme for 15 wind angle and along Y direction it is maximum for 60 angle of attack. Unsteady vortices are generated in the wake region due to a combination of positive and negative pressure in the windward and leeward faces, respectively.
Authors and Affiliations
Rajdip Paul, Sujit Kumar Dalui
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