CRITERIA FOR ASSESSING WIND-INDUCED DISCOMFORT CONSIDERING TEMPERATURE EFFECT

Abstract

This paper describes the method for assessing wind environment considering the temperature effect. Around a high-rise apartment house located at a built-up area in Tokyo, long term observations of wind-induced troubles were conducted, in cooperation with many inhabitants at that area. Analysis of wind environment in this paper is based on these observations. The analytical results are as follows. 1. It is found that inhabitants feel uncomfortable with very weak wind as well as with strong wind. 2. The critical value of wind velocity for assessing wind environment changes according to the outdoor temperature. 3. The acceptable frequency exceeding the critical value of wind velocity (daily mean) are proposed according to the outdoor temperature.