Experimental study on wind loading on a complicated group-tower

Journal of Fluids and Structures

Volumn 26, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 1142-1154

  Ming, Gu ^a   Huang, Peng ^a   Tao, Lin ^a   Zhou, Xuanyi ^a   Fan, Zhong ^b  

^a Tongji University ^*  (China)

^b CHINA ARCHITECTURE DESIGN AND RESEARCH GROUP   (China)

Author keywords

Group tower; Interference effect; Sub tower; Wind force; Wind pressure; Wind tunnel test

Indexed keywords

GROUP-TOWER; INTERFERENCE EFFECTS; SUB-TOWER; WIND FORCE; WIND PRESSURE; WIND TUNNEL TEST;

AERODYNAMICS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; WIND STRESS; WIND TUNNELS;

TOWERS;

EID: 78449278128     PISSN: 08899746     EISSN: 10958622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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