Shaopeng Li , Kimia Yousefi Anarak , Ryan A. Catarelli , Yanlin Guo , Kurtis R. Gurley , John W. van de Lindt
{"title":"A novel wind tunnel testing method for debris flight in turbulent winds","authors":"Shaopeng Li , Kimia Yousefi Anarak , Ryan A. Catarelli , Yanlin Guo , Kurtis R. Gurley , John W. van de Lindt","doi":"10.1016/j.jweia.2025.106183","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jweia.2025.106183","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding the flight characteristics of windborne debris is crucial for risk mitigation. To physically capture the flight trajectories of small-size windborne debris (using, for example, high-speed cameras), boundary-layer wind tunnel tests need to be conducted at a relatively large geometric scale. However, under a large geometric scale the deficiencies in low-frequency turbulence are significant for conventional wind tunnels with passive turbulence generation. The low-frequency turbulence deficit can lead to a remarkable underestimation in the variation of debris flight trajectories, which compromises the scalability of wind tunnel tests. Although active devices can be used to physically introduce low-frequency turbulence, they are typically not accessible for many researchers and facilities. To this end, one alternative approach based on the “quasi-steady assumption” is introduced in this study to investigate debris flight in turbulent winds without active turbulence generation. In this “quasi-steady approach”, low-frequency turbulence is first considered by physically conducting conventional wind tunnel tests under multiple mean wind speeds and passively generated high-frequency turbulence. The results are then numerically post-processed according to the statistics of the full turbulence spectrum to correct the low-frequency deficit impact on debris flight. In this study, the proposed “quasi-steady approach” and baseline “unsteady approach” (with actively generated full-spectrum turbulence) are compared both numerically and experimentally. The results suggest good agreement of the two approaches, and potential factors accounting for the discrepancies are discussed to guide future investigations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54752,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics","volume":"265 ","pages":"Article 106183"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144680217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Krisztián Hincz , Sherly Joanna Pool-Blanco , Márton Balczó
{"title":"Wind analysis of a multispan arch-supported tensile membrane structure","authors":"Krisztián Hincz , Sherly Joanna Pool-Blanco , Márton Balczó","doi":"10.1016/j.jweia.2025.106181","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jweia.2025.106181","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The design of tensile membrane structures requires the determination of the wind induced pressure distribution on their unique anticlastic surface. Design codes, however, only provide pressure coefficients for more conventional wall and roof shapes. The current paper presents the wind tunnel test and load analysis of a common arch-supported tensile roof shape by wind tunnel tests on a rigid small-scale model. At wind directions parallel or almost parallel to the arches, trip wires were applied to model high (supercritical) Re-number flow. Besides the detailed experimental methodology and conditions description, the evaluated results are introduced, including pressure coefficient distributions and the membrane forces for various wind directions. Based on the experimental pressure coefficients, simplified pressure coefficient maps were also determined for each roof zone for six wind directions for design purposes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54752,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics","volume":"265 ","pages":"Article 106181"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144680215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Strong suction events during reformation of leading-edge vortices on building side walls","authors":"Peter Richards , Roger Hoxey","doi":"10.1016/j.jweia.2025.106180","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jweia.2025.106180","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Pressure measurements on the side walls of the Silsoe 6 m Cube exhibited minimum pressure coefficients which were significantly lower than expected from quasi-steady theory. Both velocity and pressure data are used to illustrated that this can be associated with the reformation of the Leading-Edge Vortex (LEV) as the wind direction changes. Velocity data at mid-height showed the progressive reversal of flow direction as the LEV grew, with the strongest reversed flows occurring at the more windward location for a short duration with a magnitude more than twice that which might be expected from the mean observations. Similarly, the pressures exhibited a pattern of sequential increase in suction as the LEV developed, with the highest peak usually occurring at the windward tap. Pressures from two of the taps on the windward face are used to provide a local estimate of the wind dynamic pressure and wind direction, since reference data from a remote mast fails to give sufficiently accurate information to relate to short duration events. Conditional averaging is used to highlight the underlying patterns associate with the pressure spikes. This shows a clear pattern of strong suctions occurring near the windward edge and then weakening as the LEV develops and spreads across the face of the sidewall.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54752,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics","volume":"265 ","pages":"Article 106180"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144680216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Haitham A. Ibrahim , Fahim Ahmed , Omar Metwally , Amal Elawady , Jean-Paul Pinelli
{"title":"Balancing protection and risk: Understanding the dual impact of trees on low-rise buildings during extreme wind events","authors":"Haitham A. Ibrahim , Fahim Ahmed , Omar Metwally , Amal Elawady , Jean-Paul Pinelli","doi":"10.1016/j.jweia.2025.106179","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jweia.2025.106179","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the dual role of trees in either mitigating or exacerbating wind-induced damage to low-rise buildings during extreme wind events. Trees can act as natural windbreaks that reduce wind loads, but they also pose significant risks when uprooted or broken. To explore the shielding aspect, large-scale wind tunnel tests were conducted at the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) Wall of Wind (WOW) Experimental Facility. Four 1:20 scale T-shaped low-rise building models surrounded by various tree densities were tested, and wind pressures were measured across multiple directions. The results showed that trees can reduce localized peak pressure coefficients by over 50 % in certain orientations but may intensify them in others.</div><div>To quantify the risk of tree-induced damage, a built-in house Monte Carlo Simulation-based probabilistic framework was introduced. This model estimates tree failure probabilities and resulting building damage by accounting for wind speed, direction, and tree characteristics. A case study demonstrated how tree placement and wind direction critically influence damage likelihood. Fragility curves were derived to identify wind angles at which trees offer protection versus when they pose hazards. The findings of this study highlight the importance of considering both the protective and damaging effects of trees in risk assessment models. The study offers insights for enhancing urban planning and improving disaster resilience in tree-populated communities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54752,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics","volume":"265 ","pages":"Article 106179"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144633955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Numerical study of relationship between the meandering flow beneath the underbody of trains and fluctuating aerodynamic force of a tail car","authors":"Takumi Abe, Koji Nakade","doi":"10.1016/j.jweia.2025.106173","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jweia.2025.106173","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, a large-eddy simulation (LES) was conducted to investigate the relationship between the meandering flow generated beneath the underbody of a 6-car train model and the unsteady lateral aerodynamic forces (fluctuating aerodynamic force) acting on the tail car. Previous studies observed meandering flow beneath the underbody through experiments, numerical simulations, and full-scale tests, and also clarified the mechanism underlying flow-induced vibration in the tunnel section. However, the relationship between the fluctuating aerodynamic force that may causes the vibration of the tail car in open air conditions and the meandering flow has not been thoroughly examined. Our numerical study found that the fluctuating aerodynamic force on the tail car was amplified when meandering flow developed. The phase-averaging method revealed that the fluctuating aerodynamic force on the tail car and meandering flow are synchronized phenomena. Mode-decomposition methods identified a three-dimensional antisymmetric mode, with a frequency close to that of the meandering flow, which generated a significant fluctuating aerodynamic force near the tail region. Based on the findings of this study, a re-evaluation of the full-scale tests of high-speed trains revealed that the concept of meandering flow offers a more comprehensive understanding of the flow behavior around tail cars.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54752,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics","volume":"265 ","pages":"Article 106173"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144623590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaoke Chang , Jieying Qiao , Rong Yang , Jianxi Ren
{"title":"Numerical simulation on the influence of obstruction characteristics on ventilation during tunnel construction","authors":"Xiaoke Chang , Jieying Qiao , Rong Yang , Jianxi Ren","doi":"10.1016/j.jweia.2025.106178","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jweia.2025.106178","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Many pollutants will be released during the construction of the tunnel. The obstructions formed by scaffolding and locomotives have an impact on the emission of pollutants that is difficult to ignore. Accurately estimating the required air volume of tunnel ventilation during construction period is helpful to ensure construction safety and efficiency, and plays an important role in resource utilization and economic sustainability. In this study, a tunnel model with different obstruction parameters was established by numerical method. The length of obstruction, the location of obstruction and the blocking rate were discussed respectively. The results show that the energy loss of the fan is proportional to the blocking rate and the length of the obstruction, and inversely proportional to the distance between the obstruction and the working face. Based on the discharge mechanism of pollutants in the tunnel, the modified formula of the air volume required for the tunnel to eliminate the smoke is derived considering the influence of the obstruction on the energy consumption of the fan. The content of this study provides a theoretical basis for estimating the accurate air demand, which is of great significance for optimizing the operation of the ventilation system during the construction period, reducing power consumption and reducing carbon emissions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54752,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics","volume":"265 ","pages":"Article 106178"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144623591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kaiwen Wang , Xiaohui Xiong , Guang Chen , Xifeng Liang , Lei Zhang , Bo Sun , Rudai Xue
{"title":"Impact of inclined porous media hoods on micro-pressure waves induced by high-speed maglev trains traversing tunnels","authors":"Kaiwen Wang , Xiaohui Xiong , Guang Chen , Xifeng Liang , Lei Zhang , Bo Sun , Rudai Xue","doi":"10.1016/j.jweia.2025.106175","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jweia.2025.106175","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The high-speed maglev train traversing tunnels will cause noise pollution to the surrounding environment. Utilizing inclined porous media hoods (IPMHs) is an effective solution for mitigating micro-pressure waves (MPWs). This study employs an improved delayed detached eddy simulation turbulence model and overset technique to simulate the aerodynamic effects of maglev trains passing through tunnels. The reliability of the numerical method is validated through moving-model experimental data. The study investigates the influence of IPMH slope and location on wavefront characteristics and MPW evolution. The peak cut principle of the entrance IPMH and the exit pressure relief on the MPW amplitude are discussed. The research results indicate that the entrance IPMH achieves the effects of extending the wavefront rise time and achieving balance in the multi-peak wavefront gradient. The exit IPMH can regulate the balance between pressure relief amplitude and MPW amplitude by controlling its slope. IPMH causes the MPW profile to undergo three evolutionary stages: semi-frustum, semi-gourd shape, and semi-ellipsoid. Reducing the IPMH slope benefits increasing the solid radiation angle to facilitate pressure relief. The mitigation rates of MPW amplitude achieved by the entrance, exit, and side IPMHs are 52.2 %, 70.0 %, and 86.1 % respectively. The findings offer valuable references for the design of high-speed maglev tunnel hoods.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54752,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics","volume":"265 ","pages":"Article 106175"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144614718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Aero-structural design of bridge decks under synoptic and non-synoptic winds via aeroelastic surrogates comprising shape, reduced velocity, and mean angle of attack","authors":"Sumit Verma, Miguel Cid Montoya, Ashutosh Mishra","doi":"10.1016/j.jweia.2025.106133","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jweia.2025.106133","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Wind-sensitive bridges are commonly designed based on their aeroelastic responses under synoptic winds. However, a holistic aero-structural design framework must address all potential wind scenarios along the bridge life cycle, including non-synoptic events and synoptic winds with relevant variations in the mean angle of attack due to wind-induced static deck deformation or complex terrain effects. This requires the evaluation of the aeroelastic responses considering the sensitivity of the fluid-structure interaction parameters to the wind angle of attack. Aiming at properly modeling these effects within design frameworks, this study proposes harnessing a multi-directional aeroelastic Kriging surrogate trained with forced vibration CFD simulations to emulate the flutter derivatives as a function of the deck shape, reduced velocity, and mean angle of attack. A bridge deck with a variable depth ranging from streamlined to bluff configurations is studied in detail, showing drastic changes in relevant flutter derivatives. The deck shape drives the impact of the mean angle of attack in some critical flutter derivatives, including the occurrence of <em>A</em><sub><em>2</em></sub><em>∗</em> sign flipping, with its implications in the torsional stability. The resulting aeroelastic surrogate is conceived to be integrated into aero-structural optimization frameworks for optimally shaping bridge decks under synoptic and non-synoptic wind scenarios.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54752,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics","volume":"265 ","pages":"Article 106133"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144614722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mixture Gram–Charlier series method for modelling wind velocity probability distribution in actual urban environments","authors":"Wei Wang, Yezhan Li, Naoki Ikegaya","doi":"10.1016/j.jweia.2025.106172","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jweia.2025.106172","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding probabilistic features in urban wind environments is crucial. While previous studies have used the Gram–Charlier series (GCS) method to model the probability distribution functions (PDFs) of wind speed, their accuracy is often limited for bimodal or highly-skewed PDFs. This issue becomes more pronounced when large moments cause fluctuations in the modeled PDFs. This study introduces the mixture GCS method for modeling the PDFs of wind velocity components and wind speed. Time-series data derived from a large eddy simulation (LES) of an actual urban area (Niigata City, Japan), were analyzed. This study focuses on two mixture GCS methods: GCS2-2 (combining two Gaussian distributions) and GCS2-3 (combining a Gaussian distribution and a third-order GCS model). While GCS methods effectively model symmetric PDFs, the mixture GCS methods excel at capturing bimodal and skewed PDFs, with GCS2-3 proving more accurate than GCS2-2. Compared to GCS-6th, GCS2-3 achieves a more accurate maximum mean absolute error (<span><math><mrow><mtext>MAE</mtext></mrow></math></span>), reducing it by over 50%. For nearly symmetric unimodal PDFs, traditional GCS methods suffice, but for cases with large higher-order moments, mixture GCS methods are recommended to avoid accuracy loss. This study is expected to provide valuable insights for probabilistic modeling of urban wind environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54752,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics","volume":"265 ","pages":"Article 106172"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144604921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Flow-induced vibration and force characteristics of a downstream cylinder with two degrees of freedom influenced by upstream cylinder wake","authors":"Yan-Jiao Guo , Xiang-Wei Min , Wen-Li Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.jweia.2025.106163","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jweia.2025.106163","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A study on 2-DOF vibration characteristics and aerodynamic forces of a downstream cylinder in staggered arrangements is conducted, with cylinder center spacings of <em>L</em>/<em>D</em> = 2.5–6.0 longitudinally and <em>T</em>/<em>D</em> = −2–0 transversely (where <em>L</em> and <em>T</em> denote longitudinal and transverse spacings, <em>D</em> denotes cylinder diameter). The investigation covers reduced velocities (<em>U</em><sub><em>r</em></sub> = <em>U</em>/(<em>f</em><sub><em>n</em></sub><em>D</em>)) from 12.5 to 72.1, where <em>U</em> is wind speed and <em>f</em><sub><em>n</em></sub> is natural frequency. Three distinct vibration forms are observed: Wake-Induced Vibration (WIV), Wake-Induced Flutter (WIF), and horizontal vibration induced by the laminar separation and turbulent reattachment (LSTR) flow pattern at inner lift peak positions, termed LHV. For WIV, tandem arrangements yield predominantly vertical oscillations with peak amplitudes reaching 1.83<em>D</em>, whereas staggered arrangements produce comparable horizontal and vertical responses at higher wind speeds. WIF characteristics include rapid amplitude growth and frequency reduction with increasing wind speed. Under the staggered arrangement of (2.5, −0.4), two distinct horizontal vibration regions emerge, driven by inner shear layer oscillation frequency lock-in and flow separation-reattachment, respectively. Force measurements during oscillation indicate unsteady characteristics in tandem arrangements but quasi-steady features in staggered cases. Additionally, consistent force-displacement phase differences observed in WIV under staggered arrangements provide valuable experimental data for future theoretical model development and validation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54752,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics","volume":"265 ","pages":"Article 106163"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144571931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}