Australasian Wind Engineering Society 
Workshop Program

19th Australasian Wind Engineering Society Workshop

4-6 April, 2018 Torquay, Victoria Australia

Title Authors

Estimating Tropical Cyclone wind-induced losses using very high resolution Numerical Weather Prediction

Stuart Moore, Richard Turner

A wind tunnel study of variability in power output of scaled wind turbine farms.

P. Martinez-Giraldo, K. M. Talluru, and K. A. Chauhan

The Equivalence of Generalized Extreme-Value Distribution and Generalized Pareto Distribution for Wind Gust Analysis

Chi-Hsiang Wang, John D. Holmes

Climate Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Window Shutters to Reduce Roof Sheeting Wind Damage to Contemporary Australian Housing

Mark G Stewart

Wind Fragility Assessment for Metal Roof Damage in Non-cyclonic Regions of Australia

Hao Qin, Mark G. Stewart

Extreme winds for six South Australian locations

John Holmes, Chi-Hsiang Wang, Stephen Oliver

Surrogate-based aerodynamic shape optimization to enhance windinduced vibrations of bluff bodies for energy harvesting

Gang Hu, K.T. Tse, K.C.S. Kwok

Wind loads on roof of the North Queensland Stadium

Korah Parackal, Mitchell Humphreys, John Ginger, David Henderson, John Holmes, Scott Rathie

Wind loads on Queensland Cyclone Shelter Buildings

John Ginger, John Holmes, Peter Mullins, Cam Leitch1 and David Henderson

Multi-Sector Directional Probability Integration for Facade Cladding Pressures: Comparison Between the Multi- Sector, Load-Effects and Sector by Sector Method

N.K. Truong, A.W.Rofail

Response Characteristics of Anemometers Used in New Zealand

AA Safaei Pirooz, RGJ Flay

Effects of site relocation and instrument type on recorded wind data characteristics at Wellington Airport

AA Safaei Pirooz, RGJ Flay, R Turner

Wind Induced Noise and Vibration Design Issues of Mega-tall Buildings

Neil Mackenzie, Bill Dawson, Tom Moyle, Richard Jones, Yong-Keat Lee

Station Keeping of Multi-Rotor UAVs in Windy Conditions

P.J. Richards, K.A. Stol, J. Basra, T.F. Walker, J.X.J. Bannwarth and Z.J. Chen

Correlation of internal and external pressures on building cladding elements

G.G. Bodhinayake, J.D. Ginger and D.J. Henderson

Effect of Opening Geometry on Full-Scale Internal Pressure Measurements

Mitchell Humphreys, John Ginger, David Henderson

Design of Potential Dominant Openings to Resist Cyclonic Winds

Nicoline Thomson, David Henderson, John Ginger

What is the return period of Cyclone Tracy’s gust wind speed in Darwin?

Michael Drayton

Antenna Shielding on Monopole Structures – Part 1 Experimental

Tom Moyle, Neil Mackenzie, Richard Jones

Antenna Shielding on Monopole Structures – Part 2 Computational

Tom Moyle, Richard Jones, Neil Mackenzie

Reproducing AS/NZS terrain-type wind profiles in a short-fetch wind tunnel

Kevin, Jimmy Philip, Jason Monty and Joseph Klewicki

Cyclone Resistant Glazing in Florida, USA – Saving Homes & Businesses

Jennifer Schneider, Phillip Davies

Modelling Residential Mitigation Effectiveness for Severe Wind

Martin Wehner,Hyeuk Ryu, John Ginger, Mark Edwards, David Henderson, Navaratnam Satheeskumar, Daniel Smith

A comparison of total design wind force estimates between traditional methods and CFD for open-framed mining structures

Robert Reis

An approach for benchmarking pedestrian wind effects assessments

Harry Fricke

Predicting Wind-Induced Pressure on Slender Tall Structures Using Steady and Unsteady RANS CFD Analysis

Kasun Wijesooriya, Damith Mohotti

Extreme wind speed analysis in NSW based on historic BoM data

Alex L. Smith, Graeme S. Wood

Guidelines for Practical Application of CFD to Pedestrian Wind Environment in Australasia

Richard Jones, Neil Mackenzie, Tom Moyle

Numerical Simulation of Wind-Driven Rain in the Australasian Built Environment using an Eulerian Multiphase Model

Richard Jones, Neil Mackenzie, Tom Moyle

LES modelling of wind-flow around the Silsoe cube

R. H. Ong, J. Zhong, E. Eftekharian, Y. He, K.Kwok

Aeroelastic Wind Tunnel Tests for a Memorial Park Sculpture

Joachim Paetzold, Peter Bourke, Matt Glanville

A Preliminary Study of the Vertical Structure of Convective Outflows Measured at the Boulder Atmospheric Observatory (BAO)

Matthew Mason, Andrew Schwartz

Numerical analysis of heat effects on fire wind enhancement

E. Eftekharian, Y. He, K. C. S. Kwok, R. H. Ong

A Methodology to Estimate Typhoon Wind Vulnerability for Insurance Loss Estimation

Navin Peiris, Mutahar Chalmers

Codification of wind loads on curved-roofed structures

Graeme Wood, Anton Lynar

Effects of density and source location of pollutant particles on pollution dispersion around high-rise buildings

E. Keshavarzian, R. Jin, K. Dong, K.C.S. Kwok, M. Zhao, and Y. Zhang

Shading and Cooling: Impacts of Solar Control and Windows on Indoor Airflow

PW Noy Hildebrand, M Susan Ubbelohde

Wind induced fatigue analysis of Lotus Tower Mast

Priyan Mendis, Shiromal Fernando, John Holmes, Tharaka Gunawardena, Yousef AbuZidan, Priyan Dias

Measurement of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer in an Urban Environment with a Flying Anemometer

David Tennent, Sam Prudden, Sean Morrison, Abdulghani Mohamed, Alex Fisher, Simon Watkins

Wind Load Calculation Using AS/NZS 1170.2 and Shielding Parameter

Seifu Bekele

Parallels in Tropical Cyclone Design Strategies and Building Performance for Australia and U.S.

Daniel J. Smith, David B. Roueche, Richard Krupar III, Frank Lombardo, David Henderson

Monitoring of Building Modal Frequencies, Damping and Accelerations During the Construction Phase of a Tall Rectangular Tower

J. Kostas, W. H. Melbourne

Development of Liquid Tuned Mass Dampers for Tall Buildings in Australia

W. H. Melbourne, J. Kostas and M. Eaddy

Design Considerations and Implication of Stack Effect in High-Rise Developments in Hot and Arid Climates

K.M. Peddie

Severe Local Windstorms: A Meteorologist’s Perspective

Harald Richter

AWES Presentation – David Banks

David Banks