Wind Tunnel Investigations on Cyclone Shelter Models
CSIR-SERC has carried out pressure measurement studies on scaled models of two cyclone shelters under simulated cyclonic characteristics using an in-house developed auxiliary device. The pressure coefficient distributions on various sections of the cyclone shelter model for 0° angle of wind incidence (in which longer dimension of the cyclone shelter is exposed to wind) are obtained. Based on these investigations, design recommendations have been formulated for the evaluation of wind loads on cyclone shelters.
