Characterization of Exposure for Wind Standards and Codes of Practice

Abstract eng:
A wind speed model and a turbulence intensity model have been developed for predicting boundary layer profile above inhomogeneous terrain, after an extensive study dealing with a variety of upstream exposure configurations. The proposed models compare well not only with the present wind-tunnel measurements and numerical speed simulations, but with a limited set of full-scale findings also. The proposed models, which have simple forms, may be helpful for the development of wind code and standard load specifications by providing better description of building exposure in terms of upstream terrain conditions.

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