Pressures on a 1/10 scale model of the Texas Tech Building

摘要

Measurements of wind pressures on a one-tenth scale model of the Texas Tech Building in a large wind tunnel are described. The mean and RMS pressure coefficients obtained from the model for critical corner tappings for oblique wind directions, are in excellent agreement with the corresponding full-scale values. The largest minimum pressure coefficients for these tappings are approximately 20% less in magnitude than the corresponding full-scale values. The increased Reynolds number for the present test series is believed to play a significant part in the greatly improved agreement obtained.