Assessment of Occupant Comfort in Wind-Sensitive Buildings Using a Six-Degree-of-Freedom Motion Simulator

摘要

Wind-induced motions of tall buildings and other structures, if perceptible, may cause discomfort to the occupants. In order to ensure acceptable performance for wind-sensitive tall buildings and structures, it is important to keep the levels of more frequently occurring, objectionable motion below the discomfort threshhold. Design guidelines that address this issue have been developed over the years and are used as reference by structural engineers to assess the performance of buildings in terms of occupant comfort.