| CODE | EVD5215 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Environmental Wind Engineering | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Environmental Design | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit introduces students to the subject of wind engineering which is the study of the influence of wind on the built environment and includes: the study of pedestrian level wind comfort, building aerodynamics, pollution dispersion and loads. Study-Unit Aims: The aim of this study-unit is to enable students to perform basic design calculations and experimental testing necessary to understand the influence of wind on buildings. The focus of the study-unit is to address environmental issues associated with the air flows resulting around buildings and structures. These flows can sometimes be dangerous to pedestrians, can lead to pollutant stagnation in certain locations and can also lead to unfavorable natural ventilation conditions. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Use standard formulae for the description of wind profiles found in the built environment; - Use the concept of the atmospheric boundary layer to understand the flow aerodynamics on buildings and bluff bodies; - Analyze the turbulent wake generated behind buildings; - Do simple calculations of building pressure coefficients which is crucial for the correct understanding of natural ventilation; - Use similarity analysis to perform wind tunnel experiments of buildings. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Apply the concepts of building aerodynamics to study simple problems related to pedestrian wind comfort; - Use the concepts of wind flows and turbulence outside of buildings to study issues of pollution dispersion; - Apply similarity analysis to test building models in wind tunnels. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Tamura Y., Yoshie R.. Advanced Environmental Wind Engineering. Springer; 1st edition. 2016. ISBN 978-4431559108. - White F.M.. Fluid Mechanics. McGraw Hill; 8th edition. 2015. ISBN 978-0073398273. - ASCE's Task Committee on Urban Aerodynamics. Urban Aerodynamics: Wind Engineering for Urban Planners and Designers. Amer Society of Civil Engineers. 2011. ISBN-13: 978-0784411797. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study, Practicum & Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Daniel Micallef |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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