Fluctuating and mean pressure measurements on a stadium covering in wind tunnel

This paper describes a wind-tunnel research of surface pressure distributio n on a football stadium covering. A full-depth atmospheric boundary layer s imulation with barrier, elliptic wedge and surface roughness corresponding to a sub-urban terrain was used, with a scale factor of 250. Mean pressure coefficients over the covering were determined. Likewise, maximum and minim um peak pressure coefficients were determined at areas of interest, using t he area-averaged pressure measurement technique and applying the extreme-va lue method. On the other hand, a comparison between quasi-static and extrem e-value assessment methods was made. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rig hts reserved.