Grant: Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Ryerson University
$109,340.00
Equipment for characterizing wind-drivin rain loads for mid-rise buildings
FY 2010-11
Summary
The fund being requested through this NSERC RTI application is to support a research project planned in the recently approved NSERC Strategic Network on Innovative Wood Products and Building Systems (NEWBuildS). The objective of this sub-project is to quantify wind-driven rain loads for mid-rise buildings in key areas of Canada that represent a wide range of wind-driven rain characteristics. The proposed research project will generate new data on wind-driven load on mid-rise buildings with various overhang configurations. Wind-driven rain measurements in three geographic locations, the Lower Mainland of BC, Quebec (or Ontario), and the Maritimes are planned. A total of nine mid-rise buildings will be instrumented with equipment for wind-driven rain measurements. The data collected will enable the research team to quantify wind-driven rain load in relation to local topography and also develop a wetting pattern that is useful for assessing the effectiveness of overhang designs. Data collected through this field monitoring will be used to benchmark a CFD model. Once the model is validated, it will be used to generate wind-driven rain load magnitudes and wetting patterns on mid-rise buildings of various sizes, geometries, overhang configurations, local surroundings and geographic locations. Synthesis of the results will lead to recommendations on overhang widths and configurations in different geographic locations. Such knowledge is critical in developing technical solutions and robust designs for ensuring durability performance of mid-rise wood-frame construction, which can then be integrated into building design guidelines, codes and standards and also help advance building innovation. Equipment requested includes weather stations, customized driving rain gauges, data loggers with accessories. In addition to the NSERC NEWBuilds project, it is expected that the equipment will be used for future studies on development of a wind-driven rain database for Canadian climates and design tools for predicting wind-driven rain on buildings.
Program
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
406343-2011
Name nom
Ge, Hua
Department département
Architectural Science
Organization id
43
Institution établissement
Ryerson University
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2010
Competition year année de concours
2011
Award amount
109340
Program id
EQPEQ
Program name en
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Program name fr
Outils et instruments de recherche - catégorie 1 (<150 000$)
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
1509
Committee name en
Civil, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Committee name fr
Génie civil, industriel et des systèmes
Area of application code
603
Area of application group en
Construction, urban and rural planning
Area of application group fr
Construction, urbanisme et aménagement rural
Area of application en
Construction methods
Area of application fr
Méthodes de construction
Research subject code
1000
Research subject group en
Civil engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie civil
Research subject en
Civil engineering
Research subject fr
Génie civil
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Equipment for characterizing wind-drivin rain loads for mid-rise buildings
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The fund being requested through this NSERC RTI application is to support a research project planned in the recently approved NSERC Strategic Network on Innovative Wood Products and Building Systems (NEWBuildS). The objective of this sub-project is to quantify wind-driven rain loads for mid-rise buildings in key areas of Canada that represent a wide range of wind-driven rain characteristics. The proposed research project will generate new data on wind-driven load on mid-rise buildings with various overhang configurations. Wind-driven rain measurements in three geographic locations, the Lower Mainland of BC, Quebec (or Ontario), and the Maritimes are planned. A total of nine mid-rise buildings will be instrumented with equipment for wind-driven rain measurements. The data collected will enable the research team to quantify wind-driven rain load in relation to local topography and also develop a wetting pattern that is useful for assessing the effectiveness of overhang designs. Data collected through this field monitoring will be used to benchmark a CFD model. Once the model is validated, it will be used to generate wind-driven rain load magnitudes and wetting patterns on mid-rise buildings of various sizes, geometries, overhang configurations, local surroundings and geographic locations. Synthesis of the results will lead to recommendations on overhang widths and configurations in different geographic locations. Such knowledge is critical in developing technical solutions and robust designs for ensuring durability performance of mid-rise wood-frame construction, which can then be integrated into building design guidelines, codes and standards and also help advance building innovation. Equipment requested includes weather stations, customized driving rain gauges, data loggers with accessories. In addition to the NSERC NEWBuilds project, it is expected that the equipment will be used for future studies on development of a wind-driven rain database for Canadian climates and design tools for predicting wind-driven rain on buildings.
