John Kilpatrick is a Principal at RWDI. John is active in the field of wind engineering and, from 2012 to 2014, was Chair of the United Kingdom’s Wind Engineering Society. (john.kilpatrick@rwdi.com)
The recent publication of the ASCE/SEI Prestandard for Performance-Based Wind Design (Prestandard), and the upcoming publication of a Manual of Practice on Design and Performance of Tall Buildings for Wind prepared by an ASCE/SEI Task Committee, make this an apt time to provide an overview of the intent of these documents, the present state-of-the-art in Performance-Based Wind Design (PBWD), and current efforts to update knowledge. …
How wind tunnel shaping workshops have become an invaluable tool for architects and engineers in search of high rise buildings’ optimal form.
Today, a great deal is known about how wind affects tall buildings differently than it does shorter structures. However, wind-related design issues are usually considered much later in the design process than they should be to achieve structures that have optimal performance with minimal cost. …