Basically, the wind tunnel tests are performed based on several assumptions due to some restrictions in the wind tunnel tests. In general, the reliability of a newly developed analytical method of a structural system is verified by a series of structu...
Basically, the wind tunnel tests are performed based on several assumptions due to some restrictions in the wind tunnel tests. In general, the reliability of a newly developed analytical method of a structural system is verified by a series of structural tests. The accuracy of the suggested method could be directly demonstrated by comparing the expected behaviours with the test results. In case of the wind tunnel studies, the reliability of the wind tunnel studies couldn't be verified by the laboratory tests. Not only the actual structures but also the dynamic wind loads couldn't be modelled in laboratory scale. As the development in measurement technology, it could be possible to measure wind-induced responses of large scale structures such as tall buildings. In order to verify the reliability of the wind tunnel test, the acceleration responses were measured for a tall residential building. The measured accelerations were compared with the wind tunnel test results. It was suggested based on the comparison results to improve the reliability and accuracy of the wind tunnel tests.