Abstract:
A theoretical and experimental study of the effect of roof flexibility on the dynamics of internal and net roof pressure is reported in thsi paper. A two-degree-of-freedom dynamic model and its simplified counterpart, the single-degree-of-freedom quasi-static model is sued for theoretical analysis. As an illustrative example, admittance and spectra of internal and net roof pressure is presented for a medium-sized industrial building with different roof flexibilities using these models. Complementary wind tunnel investigations using a felixible Styrofoam roof are carried out to validate the model predictions. Additionally, effect of the dominant opening size and wind direction (i.e. angle of attack) on internal pressure for the flexible roof is experimentally investigated in the wind tunnel with a comparison to those for a rigid roof model.
