Predicting wind response of tall buildings using fluid-structure interaction

Abstract

Simulation of wind action on tall building using Fluid-Structure Interaction is investigated in the present work. Wind loads on tall buildings are traditionally obtained from codes of practice and the simulations have shown that the equivalent static loads are conservative. A building model presented by the Commonwealth Advisory Aeronautical Research Council is used as a case study to assess the significance of effects coming due to fluid structure interaction and compared against the loads calculated using different codes of practices and wind tunnel testing.