WIND LOADS ON WIND PERMEABLE FACADES

This paper presents results of a fundamental, experimental study on wi nd loading of porous facade systems. The important parameters - relati ve building dimensions, porosity, and gap width - have been varied sys tematically in a model scale study. Both time averaged and fluctuating pressures have been measured. Therefore, wind loads using the quasi-s tatic approach and the peak pressure approach may be derived. The vali dity of the model scale investigation has been checked by full scale e xperiments.