Wind Tunnel Experiments on Interference Effects of a High-Rise Building on the Surrounding Low-Rise Buildings in an Urban Block
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Outlines of Wind Tunnel Experiments
2.1. Experimental Models
2.2. Experimental Conditions
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Comparison with a Previous Experiment on an Isolated Cube Building
3.2. Variations in for Wind Direction and Location of a High-Rise Building
3.3. Wind Pressure Coefficient Distributions
3.3.1. Wind Pressure Coefficients at 30° Wind Direction in Case 0 and Case 2
3.3.2. Wind Pressure Coefficients at a 65° Wind Direction in Case 0 and Case 2
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Case Name | Location of a High-Rise Building (The Number in Figure 2) |
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Case 0 | Uniform height (No high-rise building) |
Case 1 | 1 |
Case 2 | 2 |
Case 3 | 3 |
Case 4 | 4 |
Case 5 | 5 |
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Ishida, Y.; Yoshida, A.; Kamata, S.; Yamane, Y.; Mochida, A. Wind Tunnel Experiments on Interference Effects of a High-Rise Building on the Surrounding Low-Rise Buildings in an Urban Block. Wind 2023, 3, 97-114. https://doi.org/10.3390/wind3010007
Ishida Y, Yoshida A, Kamata S, Yamane Y, Mochida A. Wind Tunnel Experiments on Interference Effects of a High-Rise Building on the Surrounding Low-Rise Buildings in an Urban Block. Wind. 2023; 3(1):97-114. https://doi.org/10.3390/wind3010007
Chicago/Turabian StyleIshida, Yasuyuki, Akihito Yoshida, Shuhei Kamata, Yuta Yamane, and Akashi Mochida. 2023. "Wind Tunnel Experiments on Interference Effects of a High-Rise Building on the Surrounding Low-Rise Buildings in an Urban Block" Wind 3, no. 1: 97-114. https://doi.org/10.3390/wind3010007