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Table 1 Experimental parameter study detail

From: Wind tunnel test on low-rise buildings influenced by hillside height in typical mountain terrain

Model dimensions

Plan dimensions

111.25 mm (width) × 187.5 mm (length)

Eave height

148.75 mm

Roof height

170.75 mm

Roof slope

18.6°

Position of the mountain

Distance between the mountain and the model

34.15 mm (S/H = 0.2)

Mountain height Hm

8.5375 mm (Hm/H = 0.5)

34.15 mm (Hm/H = 2)

68.3 mm (Hm/H = 4)

Slope of the mountain, \(\beta\)

60°

 

Terrain roughness, z0

0.12

Wind angles

0° – 90°(5° increments)

Number of taps

374

Sampling frequency

312.5 Hz

Reference wind tunnel speed

12 m/s

Model length scale

1:40