In continuation with the well received live panel discussions on what IS 875 : Part 3 says about the estimation of wind loads on tall buildings, Tony Rofail from Windtech has agreed to participate in another live discussion on Wind Tunnel Testing of Tall buildings. This will be an interactive session where attendees can have their most pressing questions asked and learn about current best practice in wind engineering.
The webinar will start with the regulatory framework: when is it mandatory in India to use a wind tunnel study to determine the design loads on a tall building? Also, when is it economically beneficial to do so.
There are a number of wind tunnel testing methods to determine the loads on tall building structures. Each method has its particular advantage and limitation. This presentation will shed some light on which method is most suited to which type of tall building structure.
This Webinar will also elaborate on some of the more advanced analysis techniques used for the study of the response of tall buildings that exhibit complex modal behaviour or have a complex form such as rigid connections at high elevation and their effect on the transfer of wind loads between the sub-structures.
The effect of different methods of accounting for the directionality of the local wind climate will also be discussed.
The presentation will include some basic tips on how the building form can be optimised to significantly reduce the dynamic response of a tall building.
This live webinar cover the following learning objectives:
1. When is it mandatory and when is it recommended to undertake a wind tunnel study for tall buildings?
2. The various testing techniques available and which type should be used for what type of tall building structure.
3. How small changes to the building form can bring about significant reduction to the overall loads on a tall building structure.
Speaker : TONY ROFAIL – DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL
Tony has over 33 years’ combined experience as both researcher and consultant in wind engineering including 30years with Windtech Consultants, a global consulting firm specialising in the study of wind effects and sustainable design. Tony is one of Windtech’s founding directors and has been with the firm since its establishment in April, 1991. His research includes reliability of wind tunnel studies, interference excitation of tall buildings, analysis techniques to accurately determine the effect of coupled modes and rigidly linked sub-structures and well as Wind Noise in Buildings, Natural Ventilation and review of assessment Criteria for Pedestrian Comfort.
Tony Rofail has undertaken and supervised over 2,500 wind engineering studies including wind tunnel investigations for various high-rise buildings, large roof and stadium building projects around the world, including many landmark projects.
Facilitator : Bhavin Shah- Founder & CEO, SQVe Consultants
DATE : 21-FEB-21
TIME : 11:00 AM ( Indian Standard Time)
Link for registration :
https://windtechconsult.com/a-qa-session-with-tony-rofail-on-wtt-of-tall-buildings/
Also, may please share the questions in the below comment box which you would like to get addressed during the live technical discussion.