The simulation of downbursts and its challenges

Proceedings of the 2004 Structures Congress - Building on the Past: Securing the Future

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1657-1664

  Hangan, H ^a   Kim, J D ^a   Xu, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; JETS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTEX FLOW; WIND EFFECTS;

DOWNBURSTS; FLOW DYNAMICS; RADIAL CONFINEMENT;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 3543085723     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (3)

1. J.D. Holmes, "A Re-analysis of Record Extreme Wind Speeds in Region A", Australian Journal of Structural Eng., Vol. 4, No. 1, 2002
2. T.T. Fujita, "The downburst: microburst and macroburst, SMRP Research Paper 210, University of Chicago, 1985
3. G.S. Wood, K. C.S. Kwok, N.A. Motteram, D. F. Fletcher, "Physical and numerical modeling of thunderstorm downbursts", J. Wind Eng. Ind. Aerod., 89, pp 535-552, 2001