Investigation of Wind-Resistance Reinforcement for a Sculpture

Abstract:

The sculpture is a special structure. The wind-resistance issue of such a special structure is easily ignored by structural engineers. In this paper, the wind-resistance problem of a real sculpture ‘water-drop’ is investigated by wind tunnel test and theoretical analysis. The results show the original sculpture structure has severe wind-resistance defects. According to these defects, some reinforcing measures for the structure are put forward and put into execution. After the structural modification, the sculpture ‘water-drop’ has been hit by typhoon two times and now stands without any damage. Finally, a workflow is summarized for the wind-resistance appraisal and reinforcement of the existing structures.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 243-249)
• Pages: 5080-5084
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.243-249.5080
• Online since: May 2011
• Authors: Yu Chun Li, Ke Feng Sun, Zhuang Wang, Zhi Yong Zhou
• Keywords: Reinforcement, Sculpture (Existing) Structure, Wind-Resistance

References

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