Thunderstorm wind load evaluation on storm shelters using wind tunnel testing

• Published in: Engineering structures Vol. 262; p. 114350
• Main Authors: Ghazal, Tarek, Aboutabikh, Moustafa, Aboshosha, Haitham, Abdelwahab, Mohamed
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2022; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Downbursts; Parameter identification; Parameter uncertainty; Response coefficients; Sensitivity analysis; Soil analysis; Soil conditions; Soil testing; Soil types; Soil-structure interaction; Statistical analysis; Storm shelters; Structural design; Structural response; Thunderstorms; Wave velocity; Wind loading; Wind loads; Wind speed maps; Wind tunnel testing; Wind tunnels; Structural design; Wind tunnel testing; Thunderstorms; Wind loading; Storm shelters; Downbursts; Wind speed maps; Response coefficients

•Three storm shelters were tested experimentally for thunderstorm wind loads.•Wind tunnel was used to evaluate the structural and cladding loads.•Comparative study between thunderstorm and boundary layer responses was conducted.•Response coefficients associated with thunderstorms were suggested. In...