Wind-tunnel testing of sports stadia to optimise their use and safety

Several wind-tunnel studies of sports stadia were recently carried out at the CSIR's Boundary-Layer Wind-Tunnel Laboratory in Pretoria. This paper gives a brief background to wind-tunnel modelling, highlights the relevant aspects of representing large structures and demonstrates the applicabili...

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Main Author: AM Goliger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African Institution of Civil Engineering 2010-04-01
Series:Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineers
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1021-20192010000100004