EQUIVALENT STATIC WIND LOADS ON TALL BUILDINGS

Abstract. The results of experimental campaigns on two tall buildings are presented. Tests have been carried out in the CRIACIV boundary layer wind-tunnel by pressure-tap measure-ments and aerodynamic-balance tests, on both models. Numerical studies have been performed, afterwards, to define the equivalent static background and resonant wind-induced loads consid-ering the structure three-dimensionality. The multivariate extreme theory has been adopted to propose design wind loading combinations.