Wind Engineering and Science for Resilient, Smart and Sustainable Buildings

Dear Colleagues,

From a civil engineering perspective, wind engineering is very important due to the impacts of wind on humans, manmade structures, and the environment at large. In wind engineering, researchers investigate the effects of wind on natural and built environments and study the possible damage, inconvenience, or benefits that may result from wind. As a discipline, it draws on meteorology, fluid dynamics, mechanics, geographic information systems, and a number of specialist engineering disciplines, including aerodynamics and structural dynamics. Atmospheric boundary-layer (ABL) simulations at a relatively high resolution (spectral content and turbulence) are essential for wind/structural engineering disciplines. The physics involved in the processes of ABL and the interaction with the built environment are indispensable for the understanding of wind-induced loads and the response of infrastructure. Several tools are available for wind engineering investigations that include: Atmospheric models, wind tunnels, open-jet facilities, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models.

In this Special Issue, we solicit high quality, original research articles, or review articles focused on state-of-the-art techniques and methods employed in ABL processes for wind engineering of buildings. Potential topics include, but are not limited to: Importance of wind engineering, as per its social and economic impacts; boundary layer wind tunnels, open-jet facilities, computational and/or theoretical methods for wind load processes; non-synoptic wind processes: tornadoes, down-burst, etc.; vibration mitigation in flexible structures for improved resilience and performance under wind loads; aeroelasticity and fluid-structure interaction; and aerodynamic optimization for improved sustainability with resilience benefits.

Dr. Aly-Mousaad Aly
Guest Editor

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• Wind tunnels
• Open-jet testing
• Atmospheric boundary layer
• Low-rise buildings
• High-rise buildings
• Aerodynamics
• Aeroelasticity
• Atmospheric turbulence
• Computational fluid dynamics
• Large-eddy simulation