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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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South African Institution of Civil Engineering
2010-04-01
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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 |