Monitoring of wind pressure distribution at a supertall structure above maximum gradient wind level (presentation video)

Abstract

While the field measurement of wind speed at buildings and towers has been made by numerous investigators, the direct measurement of wind pressure at high-rise structures was seldom reported. Up to now, the information regarding wind pressure distribution above the maximum gradient wind level (it is 450 m stipulated in the Chinese code) has never been experimentally obtained. This paper presents a field monitoring investigation on the measurement of wind pressure and its distribution at the Canton Tower of 600 m high above the maximum gradient wind level during the typhoon Kaitak.