Research Article
Steady Wind Load on External Surface and Its Effect on Wind-Induced Response for a 200 m High Natural-Draught Cooling Tower
Table 1
Comparison of max response.
| Pressure coefficient | Max displacement | Max principal tensile stress | Max principal compressive stress | θ (°) | z/H | Disp. (m) | θ (°) | z/H | Stress (MPa) | θ (°) | z/H | Stress (MPa) |
| Cp(θ) | 0 | 0.74 | 0.065 | 0 | 0.21 | 3.13 | ±69 | 0.19 | −2.47 | Cp(θ, z) | 0 | 0.72 | 0.060 | 0 | 0.18 | 2.06 | ±73 | 0.17 | −5.22 |
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