Evaluation of wind load on tall buildings and understanding of state-of-the-art wind engineering

Jake is going to join the projects using a large-scale boundary layer wind tunnel, a thermally stratified wind tunnel, a climate chamber, and wind tunnel projects conducted at various companies if possible. Lastly, based on the understanding of wind tunnel technologies, he is going to conduct research on the evaluation of wind loading on tall buildings. This research will be focused on understanding how different wind patterns and loading will affect building dynamics situated in different environments. The goal of this project will be to develop and understanding of these affects and use that to determine safer more effective designs and harm reduction strategies.

Faculty Supervisor:

Gregory Kopp

Student:

Partner:

Tokyo Polytechnic University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Environmental Science and Technology; Construction; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

The University of Western Ontario

Program: