ESDU 80003:1986
$62.40
Mean Fluid Forces and Moments on Rectangular Prisms: Surface-Mounted Structures in Turbulent Shear Flow
Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
ESDU | 1986-05-01 | 24 |
ESDU 80003 provides information for estimating the mean forces and moments on surface-mounted rectangular prisms in turbulent shear flow, typically a rectangular building in the natural wind. The prism shapes covered have cross-sections with side ratios in the range 0.25 to 4 and height/width ratios greater than 0.25. Flows with turbulence intensities up to 20 per cent are covered and data for flows for turbulence length scale/prism side up to 2 and velocity profile exponents up to 0.34 were included in the correlation. A Calculation Sheet provides a step-by-step procedure for calculating forces and moments and a worked example illustrates its use.