Print Email Facebook Twitter Peak pressure effects on a high-rise building influenced by a mid-rise building Title Peak pressure effects on a high-rise building influenced by a mid-rise building Author Bronkhorst, A.J. van Bentum, C.A. Geurts, C.P.W. Publication year 2012 Abstract Pressure measurements on the surfaces of a high-rise building model with height h = 0.48 m and width b = 0.12 m were performed in a boundary layer wind tunnel. Experiments were carried out for an isolated model and for three configurations with an interfering half-height building model. The effects of the interfering building to the minimum peak pressures on the reference model were determined. The influence of the separation distance and the shape of the interfering building (square and circular plan form) were investigated. For the smallest separation distance, S = 0.5b, the composition of the minimum peak pressures was studied in more detail by assessment of the mean and standard deviation pressure coefficient. This study shows that the magnitude of local minimum peak pressure increases with approximately 25-35% on two facades of the high-rise model. In the top corner of the façade on the side a reduction is observed of 20- 40%, depending on the shape of the interfering model. Subject Building Engineering & Civil EngineeringSD - Structural Dynamics SR - Structural ReliabilityTS - Technical SciencesBuildings and InfrastructureArchitectureBuilt EnvironmentWind interferencePeak pressuresHigh-riseMid-rise To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:17762555-4098-4925-b65e-9fd698b1f310 TNO identifier 469480 Source The Seventh International Colloquium on Bluff Body Aerodynamics and Applications (BBAA7) Shanghai, China; September 2-6,2012, 1-10 Document type conference paper Files To receive the publication files, please send an e-mail request to TNO Library.