The Relationship between Wind Pressure and Pressure Coefficients for the Definition of Wind Loads on Buildings
Vincenzo Picozzi, Antonio Malasomma, Alberto Maria Avossa, Francesco Ricciardelli
Abstract
Wind induced pressures on buildings are the product of a velocity pressure and a pressure coefficient. The way in which these two quantities are calculated has changed over the years, and Design Codes have been modified accordingly. This paper tracks the evolution of the approach to wind loading of buildings from the practice in the 1950s, mainly referring to the Swiss Code SIA, to the most recent advances including probabilistic methods, internet databases, and advanced modelling of meteorological phenomena.
Topics & Concepts
Pressure coefficientWind engineeringProbabilistic logicCode (set theory)Environmental scienceWind speedMeteorologyComputer scienceStructural engineeringEngineeringAerospace engineeringPhysicsProgramming languageArtificial intelligenceSet (abstract data type)Wind and Air Flow StudiesMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research