Analysis of Wind Effect on High-Rise Building for Different Terrain Category

Chinedum Vincent Okafor, Kevin Chucks Okolie, Mbanusi Echefuna Cyril and Chinenye Pamela Okafor
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Chinedum Vincent Okafor: Department of Building,Nnamdi azikiwe University Awka
Kevin Chucks Okolie: Department of Building, Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Mbanusi Echefuna Cyril: Department of Biulding,Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Chinenye Pamela Okafor: Nnamdi Azikiwe University

European Journal of Engineering and Technology Research, 2017, vol. 2, issue 12, 23-30

Abstract: This paper analyzed the effect of wind loadings on high-rise building for different terrain categories. The wind speed and design wind pressure for the different terrain categories adopted for this study were calculated as per logarithmic wind profile equation and BS6399-2:1997 respectively. Also, the nodal displacement of a 3D high-rise building model with reference to the calculated design wind loads were performed using finite element analysis software(STADDPROV8I). From the result obtained, it was shown that Terrain category IV when compared to other terrain categories recorded lower wind speed and pressure from the ground to a height of about 10m. The writers also observed that at greater terrain category(TC4), the wind speed and pressure tends to be much higher at the top floors(10m-48m) of the high-rise building whereas, terrain categories (TC3, TC2, TC1) recorded lower wind speed and pressure at that same height(10m-48m). this disparity however was discovered to be due to a phenomenon known as gust effect. Also, the nodal displacement for the different terrain category (TC4, TC3, TC2 and TC1) on each floor of the high-rise building increased uniformly in respective pattern as the height of the 3D model increases. In conclusion, the authors therefore remark “the greater the terrain category, the lowest is the wind speed in the roughness sub layer and the longer height it takes to reach gradient wind speed”.

Keywords: BS6399-2; 1997; Terrain Category; Roughness Element (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.24018/ejeng.2017.2.12.550

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