Investigation of flow and pressure characteristics around pyramidal buildings

• Main Author: Ikhwan, Muhammad (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: KIT Scientific Publishing 2005
• Series: Dissertationsreihe am Institut für Hydromechanik der Universität Karlsruhe (TH)
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; flow and pressure measurements; building aerodynamics; bluff body; pyramid; LDA; wind tunnel
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Pyramidal buildings are undergoing a renaissance in todays architectural design due to their attractive mystery that has fascinated many architects. From an aerodynamic engineering point of view, structural buildings with the shape of a pyramid have their own interesting and particular aerodynamic c...