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Wind-tunnel thunderstorm loading on tall buildings (ERIES-TLTB)

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Wind tunnel measurements of thunderstorm-induced loads on tall buildings with synoptic and thunderstorm wind profiles. Useful for wind engineering studies.

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Zenodo DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20274614
Licence
CC BY 4.0 Free to use and share, including commercially, as long as you credit the creators.

How to cite

Aldereguía Sánchez, C., Ruffini, E., Torre, S., Hankin, D., Tubino, F., Piccardo, G., Repetto, M. P., & Bagnara, A. (2026). ERIES - TLTB dataset: Thunderstorm Loading on Tall Buildings [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20274614

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Details

Resource
Measurements
Method
Wind tunnel
Geometry
Single building
Topic
Wind loads & pedestrian wind
Quantities
Pressure / Cp, Wind profile
Year
2026
Creators
Aldereguía Sánchez, Camila; Ruffini, Edoardo; Torre, Stefano; Hankin, David; Tubino, Federica; Piccardo, Giuseppe; Repetto, Maria Pia; Bagnara, Anna
Institution
NOVA Fluid Mechanics Ltd, London, UK - Company; University of Genoa

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