On The Wind Flow Around A Tall Building

Abstract

Local strong wind in the vicinity of the tall building is a serious problem for pedestrians and other structures around it, and the characteristics of the wind flow must be investigated. Observations of the wind flow at the base of full scale tall buildings will be significant for knowing the characteristics of the flow. We performed some measurements of the wind speeds on the plaza of an existing tall building, Kobe Shoko Boeki Center Building. Wind flow around this building was understood considerably through the wind observations. This paper describes the results of the observations.