Field Experiments to Investigate Occupant Perception and Tolerance of Wind-Induced Building Motion (No. R803)

Denoon, Roy O.; Roberts, Richard D.; Letchford, Christopher W.; Kwok, Kenny C.S.

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dc.contributor.author	Denoon, Roy O.
dc.contributor.author	Roberts, Richard D.
dc.contributor.author	Letchford, Christopher W.
dc.contributor.author	Kwok, Kenny C.S.
dc.date.accessioned	2020-11-16
dc.date.available	2020-11-16
dc.date.issued	2000-01-01	en_AU
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/2123/23776
dc.description.abstract	Field measurements were conducted at three control towers to determine occupant reaction to wind-induced building motion. The towers used were Brisbane Airport Control Tower, Sydney Airport Control Tower and the Port Operations & Communications Centre in Sydney. Occupants at Brisbane and Sydney Airport Control Towers were provided with push-buttons on which they could register motion perception and/or tolerance. Surveys were conducted with occupants in Sydney Airport Control Tower and the Port Operations & Communications Centre. Motion perception was found to be dependent on peak accelerations. It was found that the factors affecting motion tolerance are: magnitude of motion leading to fear and alarm; and the frequency of occurrence of perceptible motion. Education and habituation was found to increase tolerance of wind-induced motion.	en_AU
dc.language.iso	en	en_AU
dc.publisher	School of Civil Engineering, The University of Sydney	en_AU
dc.rights	Copyright All Rights Reserved	en_AU
dc.subject	Civil Engineering	en_AU
dc.title	Field Experiments to Investigate Occupant Perception and Tolerance of Wind-Induced Building Motion (No. R803)	en_AU
dc.type	Report, Research	en_AU
dc.subject.asrc	0905 Civil Engineering	en_AU
usyd.faculty	Faculty of Engineering, School of Civil Engineering	en_AU
usyd.department	Centre for Advanced Structural Engineering	en_AU
workflow.metadata.only	No	en_AU