Research Article
Effects of Side Ratio on Wind-Induced Pressure Distribution on Rectangular Buildings
Table 2
Wind pressure coefficients on building models at 0° wind incidence angle.
| Building model | (wind pressure coefficient) | Face-A | Face-B | Face-C | Face-D |
| Sq-1 (side ratio = 1) | Mean | 0.74 | −0.69 | −0.5 | −0.69 | Max. | 1.11 | −0.6 | −0.59 | −0.6 | Min. | 0.25 | −1.1 | −0.9 | −1.05 | IS-875 | 0.8 | −0.8 | −0.25 | −0.8 | ASCE 7-02 | 0.8 | −0.7 | −0.5 | −0.7 | AS/NZS 1170.2 | 0.8 | −0.65 | −0.5 | −0.65 | Macdonald (mean/max) [16] | 0.8 | −0.8/−1.2 | −0.25 | −0.8/−1.2 |
| | Surry and Djakovich (mean) [10] | 0.65 | −0.7 | — | −0.7 |
| Re-1 (side ratio = 1.56) | Mean | 0.74 | −0.66 | −0.41 | −0.66 | Max. | 1.11 | −0.48 | −0.55 | −0.48 | Min. | 0.31 | −1.01 | −0.60 | −1.01 | IS-875 | 0.8 | −0.5 | −0.1 | −0.5 | ASCE 7-02 | 0.8 | −0.7 | −0.4 | −0.7 | AS/NZS 1170.2 | 0.8 | −0.65 | −0.4 | −0.65 | Macdonald (mean/max) [16] | 0.7 | −0.7/−1.2 | −0.4 | −0.7/−1.2 |
| Re-2 (side ratio = 2.25) | Mean | 0.75 | −0.62 | −0.3 | −0.62 | Max. | 1.14 | −0.26 | −0.25 | −0.26 | Min. | 0.32 | −1.09 | −0.44 | −1.09 | IS-875 | 0.8 | −0.5 | −0.1 | −0.5 | ASCE 7-02 | 0.8 | −0.7 | −0.29 | −0.7 | AS/NZS 1170.2 | 0.8 | −0.65 | −0.29 | −0.65 | Macdonald (mean/max) [16] | 0.7 | −0.7/−1.2 | −0.4 | −0.7/−1.2 |
| Re-3 (side ratio = 3.06) | Mean | 0.75 | −0.59 | −0.2 | −0.59 | Max. | 1.1 | −0.09 | −0.15 | −0.09 | Min. | 0.38 | −1.15 | −0.25 | −1.15 | IS-875 | 0.8 | −0.5 | −0.1 | −0.5 | ASCE 7-02 | 0.8 | −0.7 | −0.25 | −0.7 | AS/NZS 1170.2 | 0.8 | −0.65 | −0.25 | −0.65 | Macdonald (mean/max) [16] | 0.7 | −0.7/−1.2 | −0.4 | −0.7/−1.2 |
| Re-4 (side ratio = 4) | Mean | 0.76 | −0.55 | −0.2 | −0.55 | Max. | 1.12 | −0.09 | −0.15 | −0.09 | Min. | 0.43 | −1.07 | −0.27 | −1.07 | IS-875 | — | — | — | — | ASCE 7-02 | 0.8 | −0.7 | −0.2 | −0.7 | AS/NZS 1170.2 | 0.8 | −0.65 | −0.2 | −0.65 | Macdonald (mean/max) [16] | 0.7 | −0.7/−1.2 | −0.4 | −0.7/−1.2 |
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