Abstract: A wind tunnel model study of a building complex comprised of two towers of unusual geometry provides a dramatic example of strong aerodynamic interference effects. Local suction loads predicted to occur once per hundred ...

Abstract: A simplified model of a standing seam metal roof was tested to failure under both uniform and wind tunnel pressures. The model was designed to fail at clips that were calibrated to a scaled strength based on full-scale ...

Abstract: Innovative techniques for the measurement of mean and fluctuating wind loads acting over various tributary areas of wind tunnel models are described. Pneumatic manifolding, designed to provide good dynamic response, allows ...

Abstract: Testing of buildings and their components to failure under realistic wind loading is difficult under controlled conditions and presents a significant limitation in optimizing building performance. On one hand, the temporal ...

Abstract: A detailed comparison of the recent full-scale tests conducted at Mississippi State University (MSU) using simulated wind loads on a portion of a standing seam metal roof and model-scale wind tunnel tests carried out at ...