Developing A Desktop Platform for Evaluating Tall Building Wind-Induced Loads and Responses

风是决定高层建筑设计的主要环境应激源。这是因为高层建筑倾向于对脉动的风力做出动态反应，并经历显著的振动。设计规范在评估高层建筑的风向力和反应时有几个限制。例如，设计规范对建筑物的最大高度施加限制，考虑特定的形状(S)，而不考虑建筑物周围的配置。Thornton Tomasetti(TT)通常要求进行涉及风洞WT测试的风工程研究(因为设计规范仅限于某些形状和高度)，以便能够量化这些力和振动。挑战在于，WT过程通常需要几周/几个月的时间才能完成，这可能是非常预防性的，特别是在早期设计阶段。Ryerson大学的研究团队将开发一个桌面平台，使TT能够在整个Engage赠款期间量化高层建筑的风致响应。这种桌面平台包括两个组件(I)简化的结构动力分析代码和(Ii)空气动力学数据库。该平台将通过将在瑞尔森大学进行的风洞实验进行验证。该桌面平台将使TT能够更有效地评估高层建筑的风力和响应。这最终将导致更具弹性的高层建筑，将对经常由气候变化驱动的与风有关的灾害的不良影响降至最低。拟议的研究将导致在加拿大政府的两个优先研究领域(气候变化和与风有关的减灾)培训2名高级专业人员(1名博士、1名硕士)。

Wind is the main environmental stressor dictating the design of tall buildings. That is because of the tendency of tall buildings to respond dynamically to fluctuating wind forces and undergo significant vibrations. Design codes have several limitations when it comes to the evaluation of tall building wind-induced forces and responses. For example, design codes impose a limitation on the maximum building height, consider specific shape(s) and do not account for the building surrounding configuration.Thornton Tomasetti (TT) typically calls for wind engineering study involving wind tunnel WT testing (since design codes are limited to certain shapes and heights) to be able to quantify those forces and vibrations. The challenge is that the WT process typically requires several weeks/ months to complete which can be very preventive especially in early design stages. The research team at Ryerson University will develop a desktop platform to enable TT to quantify wind-induced response of tall buildings throughout this Engage grant. Such a desktop platform includes two components (i) a simplified structural dynamic analysis code and (ii) an aerodynamic database. The platform will be validated using a wind tunnel experiment to be conducted at Ryerson U. This desktop platform will empower TT to evaluate wind-induced forces and responses of tall buildings more efficiently . This will ultimately lead to more resilient tall buildings with a minimal undesirable effect to wind-related disasters frequently driven by the climate change. The proposed research will lead to the training of 2 HQPs (1 PhD, 1 MASc) in two priority research areas of the Canadian Government (climate change and wind-related disaster mitigation).