TY - JOUR
T1 - Occupant response to wind-excited buildings : a multidisciplinary perspective
AU - Lamb, Steve
AU - Macefield, Vaughan G.
AU - Walton, Darren
AU - Kwok, Kenny C. S.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The occupant response to wind-induced building motion is complex, governed by human physiology, and moderated by the psychological response to motion and discomfort within a sophisticated engineered environment. This paper aims to consolidate and critique the early research on the occupant response to building motion and to present recent multidisciplinary research that identifies a broader range of responses to, and consequences of, exposure to building motion. Recent field-based research shows that mild motion sickness, known as sopite syndrome, can cause significantly reduced work performance and occupant comfort. This is supported by laboratory-based physiological studies showing low-amplitude acceleration induces physiological changes in humans well below the threshold of motion perception (_6•5 milli-g) which are consistent with the early onset of nausea. Current design criteria, based on perception thresholds, do not include the wider range of possible effects, particularly sopite syndrome and nausea. As a consequence, building occupants may suffer from a range of effects, including sopite syndrome and reduced work performance, that are not considered in current guidelines.
AB - The occupant response to wind-induced building motion is complex, governed by human physiology, and moderated by the psychological response to motion and discomfort within a sophisticated engineered environment. This paper aims to consolidate and critique the early research on the occupant response to building motion and to present recent multidisciplinary research that identifies a broader range of responses to, and consequences of, exposure to building motion. Recent field-based research shows that mild motion sickness, known as sopite syndrome, can cause significantly reduced work performance and occupant comfort. This is supported by laboratory-based physiological studies showing low-amplitude acceleration induces physiological changes in humans well below the threshold of motion perception (_6•5 milli-g) which are consistent with the early onset of nausea. Current design criteria, based on perception thresholds, do not include the wider range of possible effects, particularly sopite syndrome and nausea. As a consequence, building occupants may suffer from a range of effects, including sopite syndrome and reduced work performance, that are not considered in current guidelines.
KW - aerodynamics
KW - occupants
KW - sopite syndrome
KW - tall buildings
KW - wind, pressure
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/uws:36187
UR - http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/jstbu.15.00017
U2 - 10.1680/jstbu.15.00017
DO - 10.1680/jstbu.15.00017
M3 - Article
SN - 0965-0911
VL - 169
SP - 625
EP - 634
JO - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings
JF - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings
IS - 8
ER -