Abstract:
External pressures on the surfaces of principal building were obtained by a series of wind tunnel tests on rigid models. Acceleration responses of the principal building were calculated at different reduced velocities. Envelope interference factor (
EIF) distribution and vortex-induced vibration mechanism of the along-wind peak acceleration were detailed studied in different breadth ratios
Br (
Br=
Bi/z
Bp) and height ratios
Hr (
Hr=
Hi/
Hp). Furthermore, correlation analyses were carried out for the envelope interference factors
EIF in different breadth ratios
Br and height ratios
Hr. Results show that the maximum values of
EIF are 2.3 and 2.06 when
Br equals 0.4 and 0.6 respectively, because of the influence of vortex-induced vibration. In wind resistant design process, the amplification effect of along-wind acceleration should be paid more attention when
Br is small. In non-resonance cases, the remarkable amplification region becomes larger with the increase of
Br, and the corresponding maximum values of
EIF also gradually increase. Correlation coefficient of
EIF between
Hr=1.2 and 1.0 is up to 91%, and the distribution of.
EIF nearly keeps unchanged when
Hr ≥ 1.2.