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Author
Joubert, P. N.; Stevens, L. K.; Perry, A. E.
Title
The effect of aspect ratio on wind forces on building models
In
Civil Engineering Transactions
Imprint
vol. CE4, Sep 1962, pp. 75-
Description

Authors: Peter Numa Joubert, BE(Aero) AMIEAust; Leonard Kelman (Len) Stevens, PhD MEngSc BCE AMIEAust; and Anthony Edward Perry, BE GradIEAust.

Abstract

Experimental investigations have been made to determine the sensitivity of the drag coefficient of building models to variations of frontal and side aspect ratios relative to the wind direction.
Drag coefficients were obtained from drag balance measurements. In three of the six models tested, surface pressures were also measured by manometer tappings to provide a check on the accuracy of the drag balance determinations.
Results Show that drag coefficients for simple prismatic models are sensitive to variations in the frontal aspect ratio but are quite insensitive to variations in side aspect ratios over the normal range of interest in building construction. This is contrary to the accepted codes of practice concerning wind loadings in which the side aspect ratio is adopted as the criterion.

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