Wind Induced Responses of Corner Modified Irregular Plan Shaped Tall Building

The effectiveness of aerodynamic modification on a U plan shaped irregular tall building is depicted in this paper. The introduction of chamfer corner (25%) replaces the sharp corners of the building. Various wind direction ranging from 0° to 360° at an interval of 15° is considered to study the effect of wind direction by using Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) which simulate the wind environment around the building. Suitable grid size for simulation is obtained by using a grid independence study. The calculated structural response from the numerical analysis due to wind attack has been validated with the experimental values of a published article. The force coefficients and pressure coefficient has been extracted and compared considering the static effect of wind. The power spectral density of pressure on various points on the faces of the building has been plotted to indicate the dynamic behaviour of those building. The implementation of minor aerodynamic modification by chamfered corners lead to a better reduction in force coefficient. However, most of the cases more pressure has been attracted by the faces of those modified corners compared to unmodified sharp corner buildings. That indicated that the cladding design should be done with special care.