Computational Simulation and Comparison of the Effect of Different Surroundings on Wind Loads on Domed Structures

Jin-Shian  Lin; Cheng-Hsin Chang; Neng-Chou Shang

doi:10.6180/jase.2006.9.3.11

Computational Simulation and Comparison of the Effect of Different Surroundings on Wind Loads on Domed Structures

Environmental Engineering Water Resources Engineering

Jin-Shian Lin¹ , Cheng-Hsin Chang This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.² and Neng-Chou Shang³

¹Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Tamking University, Tamsui, Taiwan 251, R.O.C.
²Department of Civil Engineering, Tamking University, Tamsui, Taiwan 251, R.O.C.
³Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 106, R.O.C.

Received: July 26, 2004
Accepted: December 8, 2005
Publication Date: September 1, 2006

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ABSTRACT

Mean surface pressures and overall wind loads on domes immersed in a boundary layer were obtained by computational fluid dynamics simulation. The effects of alternative turbulence models, upwind area roughness were examined and compared with wind tunnel studies. Surface pressures on dome structures were calculated in two cases by numerical simulation. One is with surrounding structures to calculate the wind comes from east and west direction, another one is no surrounding structure existing. The results will be evaluated the accuracy of numerical simulation with different roughness types of upwind area and effect of surroundings. Calculated values were compared to wind-tunnel measurements made in equivalent flow conditions.

Keywords: Wind Load, Wind Engineering, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Dome Structure

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