What Is a Wind Tunnel Test for Tall Buildings?
Wind tunnels (the 1980's — the boundary's; the 1:400) measure (the 100-year's — the pressures; the 1,000's) on (the 500-foot's — the models; the 1:400's) via (the 1:400's — the 1980's; the boundary's). The test: the 1:400's (the scale's — the 500's; the 1980's), the 100-year's (the 1,000's — the pressures'; the 50's), the 1,000's (the taps' — the 500's; the 100-year's), and the 1980's (the 40-year — the validated; the 500's). The tower's — the boundary tested.
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How tunnels work
The 1:400 (the scale's — the 500's; the 1980's), the 500-foot (the model's — the 15-inch's; the 1:400's), the 1,000 (the taps' — the 500's; the pressures'), the 100-year (the 50's — the 1,000's; the pressures'), and the 1980 (the boundary's — the 40-year's; the 1:400's).
The 100-year's pressures
The 100-year (the 1,000's — the 50's; the taps'), the 50-year (the 100's — the 1,000's; the 700's), the 1,000 (the 500's — the 100's; the taps'), the 700-year (the 50's — the 100's; the Risk III's), and the 1980 (the 40-year's — the 1:400's; the validated's).
When required
The 500-foot (the 1:400's — the 15's; the model's), the 400-foot (the trigger's — the 500's; the 300's), the 300-foot (the 400's — the 500's; the unusual's), the $100k-$300k (the test's — the 1:400's; the 1,000's), and the 1980 (the 40-year — the boundary's; the validated). The 500-foot's — the 1:400's 15-inch; the $100k's — the 1,000 taps.
The bottom line
Run 1:400 boundary-layer wind tunnel tests (1,000+ pressure taps, 100-year/700-year pressures) for towers 400-500 ft+ or unusual shapes — $100k-$300k; 40-year validated practice since ~1980.
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