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MECHENG 714 : Wind Engineering
Postgraduate courseProject description
The philosophy of this course is to expose postgraduate students to a range of advanced material in wind engineering which will help equip them for research and consulting positions in the field of wind engineering. The course content builds on an assumed undergraduate knowledge of students in fluid mechanics, theory of vibration, and general design considerations. Approximate Course Outline: Week Topic 1. Introduction 2. Atmospheric motions 3. The Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) and wind profiles 4. Spectra and Turbulence 5. Wind Climate and Extreme winds 6. Bluff body aerodynamics 7. Tall buildings � gust factor approach 8. Tall buildings � cross wind excitation and response 9. Low rise buildings - codification 10. Wind tunnel testing 11. Pedestrian level winds 12. Wind, tidal and wave energy
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Project outcome
By the end of this course, students will be able to: Understand Understand how atmospheric motions produce the wind, and which storm types are important for wind loading design. (Capability 1, 2 and 3) Develop Familiarity with the Atmospheric Boundary Layer - the lower 2000 m or so that we build and live in. Be able to describe and model it in terms of fluid dynamic properties. (Capability 1, 2 and 3) Apply Be able to describe and model wind climate and extreme winds using statistical distributions and extreme value theory. (Capability 1, 2 and 3) Demonstrate Be familiar with bluff body aerodynamics, the dynamic loading process from the wind and the forces that are produced in the along-wind and cross-wind directions. (Capability 1, 2 and 3) Evaluate Be able to determine the loads on tall buildings in the along and cross-wind directions, determine the response, and assess whether or not the behaviour is acceptable from ultimate loading and serviceability points of view. (Capability 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6) Demonstrate Can explain the wind loading process on low rise buildings, and quantify such loading by using modern design Standards and Codes. (Capability 1, 2, 3 and 6) Demonstrate Be able to use boundary layer wind tunnels to determine the forces, moments and pressures on models, and determine the resulting response for specified structural properties of the prototypes. (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) Communicate Be aware of pedestrian level wind issues, comfort and criteria, and be able to assess a region's suitability for its intended purpose (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) Identify Have a working knowledge of wind, tidal and wave energy, and be able to estimate the available power available from units of specified size in a given natural environment. (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
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