TY - JOUR
T1 - Wind-induced responses of a tall building with a double-skin facade system
AU - Hu, Gang
AU - Hassanli, Sina
AU - Kwok, K. C. S.
AU - Tse, K. T.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - To date the engineering community has seen double-skin facade systems as non-structural elements on buildings for the aesthetic desire, improving the indoor environment, reducing the energy use, and even improving acoustics in buildings. In this study, the effects of a double-skin facade system on the wind-induced responses of a tall building were investigated via a program of wind tunnel tests. Two types of wind tunnel tests, i.e. aeroelastic test and pressure test, were performed. It was found that a double-skin facade with/without vertical openings installed in front of the windward face of the building model results in very different effects on the wind-induced responses in alongwind and crosswind directions. In the alongwind direction, the facade with/without openings induces negligible effects on the wind-induced response. However, in the crosswind direction, the facade with opening(s) reduces the wind-induced response significantly, whereas the facade without any opening increases the response, compared to the bare tall building model. Therefore, in addition to achieve the purposes of the aesthetic desire, improving indoor environment and reducing energy use, the double-skin facade system with vertical opening(s) can also be used to effectively reduce crosswind responses without inducing larger alongwind responses.
AB - To date the engineering community has seen double-skin facade systems as non-structural elements on buildings for the aesthetic desire, improving the indoor environment, reducing the energy use, and even improving acoustics in buildings. In this study, the effects of a double-skin facade system on the wind-induced responses of a tall building were investigated via a program of wind tunnel tests. Two types of wind tunnel tests, i.e. aeroelastic test and pressure test, were performed. It was found that a double-skin facade with/without vertical openings installed in front of the windward face of the building model results in very different effects on the wind-induced responses in alongwind and crosswind directions. In the alongwind direction, the facade with/without openings induces negligible effects on the wind-induced response. However, in the crosswind direction, the facade with opening(s) reduces the wind-induced response significantly, whereas the facade without any opening increases the response, compared to the bare tall building model. Therefore, in addition to achieve the purposes of the aesthetic desire, improving indoor environment and reducing energy use, the double-skin facade system with vertical opening(s) can also be used to effectively reduce crosswind responses without inducing larger alongwind responses.
KW - aerodynamics
KW - facades
KW - tall buildings
KW - vortex shedding
UR - http://handle.westernsydney.edu.au:8081/1959.7/uws:41031
U2 - 10.1016/j.jweia.2017.05.008
DO - 10.1016/j.jweia.2017.05.008
M3 - Article
SN - 0167-6105
VL - 168
SP - 91
EP - 100
JO - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
JF - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
ER -