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1 Introduction The 21st Century COE Program Wind Effects on Tokyo Polytechnic University Wind Engineering Research Center TPU: Tokyo Campus Atsugi Campus Tokyo Atsugi City Population: 200,000 1

2 Support by Government for Establishing World Leading Research Core (COE) The 21st Century Center of Excellence Program was proposed by Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, Sports and Technology. Twenty-three three groups have been awarded in Engineering field including civil engineering. Support by Government for Establishing World Leading Research Core (COE) Financial Support with Overriding Priority from the MEXT for 5 FYs from

3 Support System by University for Establishing World Leading Research Core Increase of Faculty Staffs for Wind Engineering Research Enforcement of Post Doctoral Fellowship - Employment as COE Researchers Enforcement of Graduate Course - Full Financial Support to PhD Students Under the Strong Leadership by the University President Advisory Board Committee Chaired by the University President COE Administrative Office Wind Engineering Research Center 3

4 Advisory Board Committee Prof. Ken ichi Honda (Chairman) Prof. Nobuyuki Kobayashi Prof. Ahsan Kareem Prof. Jian-ming Ko Prof. Masaru Matsumoto Prof. Shuzo Murakami Prof. Giovanni Solari Former President Tokyo Polytechnic University President Tokyo Polytechnic University University of Notre Dame Hong Kong Polytechnic University Kyoto University Keio University University of Genova Wind Effects on Yukio Tamura Masaaki Ohba Ryuichiro Yoshie Takashi Ohno Takeshi Ohkuma Masahiro Matsui Kazuhide Itoh Professor Director Professor Professor Professor Guest Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor 4

5 Research Staffs belonging to TPU WERC Dr. S. Cao Mr. A. Yoshida Dr. S. C. Yaragal Dr. C.H. Hu Dr. Y. Quan Dr. T. Goto Dr. H. Tanaka Dr. J. K. Upadhyay Dr. Zhihong Zhang COE Associate Professor Research Associate COE Researcher COE Researcher COE Researcher COE Researcher COE Researcher (Academic Frontier) (Academic Frontier) Wind Effects on Organization of Apex Research Core in TPU Wind Engineering Research Center 5

6 Wind Effects on Organization of Apex Research Core in TPU Wind Engineering Research Center 7 Wind Tunnels for Different Purposes Wind Effects on Organization of Apex Research Core in TPU Wind Engineering Research Center A 20º W 20º B Doppler sodars 6

7 Wind Effects on Wind Damage Wind Effects on Wind Damage 7

8 Wind Effects on Pedestrian Level Winds Courtesy of Adam Goliger Wind Effects on Air Pollution Courtesy of Adam Goliger 8

9 Wind Effects on Natural Ventilation Wind Effects on Indoor Air Quality 9

10 Wind Effects on s Research Projects Wind Hazards Strong Winds Project 1: Wind Hazards Mitigation Wind Resistant Design Methods Design Wind Speed Aerodynamic Data Dynamic Responses Health Monitoring System Urban Wind Disaster Mitigation System Wind Environment Weak Winds Project 2: Design Methods of Natural/Cross Ventilation Sustainable design methods of outdoor/indoor air environment Reduction of Energy Consumption Project 3: Air Pollution and Its Assessment System Air Pollution Inside Buildings Sick House Discharged Gas in Urban Area Project 1: Wind Hazards Mitigation Research Topics in 2003 FY Pressure model around Japan due to typhoons p 1 p i Typhoon Path p 3 p 2 Pressure Model p 4 Reliable Typhoon Simulation Typhoon Simulation for Friction Free Winds p Estimation of Ground Level Winds Design Wind Speeds 10

11 Project 1: Wind Hazards Mitigation Research Topics in 2003 FY GPS monitoring of building responses (cm) Time (s) Project 1: Wind Hazards Mitigation Research Topics in 2003 FY GPS monitoring of building responses Urban Hazard Mitigation System 11

12 Project 1: Wind Hazards Mitigation Research Topics in 2003 FY Aerodynamic database Project 1: Wind Hazards Mitigation Research Topics in 2003 FY Wind resistant design method for roof systems 12

13 Project 2: Design Methods of Natural / Cross Ventilation Research Topics in 2003 FY Investigation of complex flow fields around openings Project 3: Air Pollution and Its Assessment System Research Topics in 2003 FY Wind tunnel tests on contaminant diffusion or dispersion around buildings for e-database Source of Pollutants 13

14 Project 3: Air Pollution and Its Assessment System Research Topics in 2003 FY Development of simple measurement system of fluctuating concentration using imageprocessing technique Approach Flow & Seeding Particle 4W Ar-ion Laser Line Scan Camera PC Project 3: Air Pollution and Its Assessment System Research Topics in 2003 FY Study on emission and diffusion process of pollutants from building materials in a room air conditioning ( air volume, temperature ) outdoor climate sink effect (absorption, desorption) boundary layer room air convection ( Velocity,temperature, humidity, turbulence, etc) air inhaled chemical reaction exhaust emission through internal diffusion emission through external diffusion direct generation from open fire etc. 14

15 Project 3: Air Pollution and Its Assessment System Research Topics in 2003 FY Study on emission and diffusion process of pollutants from building materials in a room Establishment of Research and Education Apex Center Wind Engineering Research Center acts as a kernel Establishment of APEC Wind Hazard Mitigation Center Wind Engineering Information Center Organization of International Symposium / Seminars Post Doctoral Fellowship / Short Term Fellowship / Financial Support to PhD Students Promotion of International Collaboration / Information Exchange 15

16 Wind Effects on Wind Engineering Research Center Researches on Wind Effects International Seminar, Workshops International Collaborative Works International Exchange of Researchers APEC Wind Hazard Mitigation Center Establishment of APEC-Researcher-Network Receipt & Education of Young APEC Engineers Realistic Wind Resistant Construction Methods Wind Engineering Information Center Transmission of Information for Research & Education of Wind Effects Establishment & Disclosure of Aerodynamic Electronic Database APEC Wind Hazard Mitigation Center Special Features of Asian Countries High population density Constructions of tall buildings swarming cities Cyclone / typhoon-prone regions Serious air pollution due to rapid urbanization Rapid increase in energy consumption Low income Necessity of Wind Hazard Mitigation Necessity of Steps for Air Pollution Necessity of Energy saving Necessity of Mutual Collaboration 16

17 APEC Wind Hazard Mitigation Center Short term fellowship for APEC young Engineers / Researchers (Three months) Development of suitable wind resistant technology/method for each APEC economy Accumulation of wind damage data/information in APEC economies Establishment of APEC wind engineer network Alignment of wind load codes Collaboration for making integrated wind speed map in APEC area Wind Engineering Information Center Transmission of research and educational wind engineering information to the public Aerodynamic database and its disclosure Aerodynamic e-database based design system Educational IT contents on wind engineering and its disclosure Remote teaching and e-learning Web-based information disclosure Publication of News Letters and Bulletins 17

18 Wind Effects on Buildings and Urban Environment 21st Century COE Program Wind Engineering Research Center Research & Education APEC Wind Hazard Mitigation Center Japan APEC Economies Wind Engineering Information Center World Researchers Network Policy of Education in COE Program Winds: Disturbances in thin atmospheric layer Atmosphere Affection for -Humanity - Atmosphere -Earth 18

19 Policy of Education in COE Program Wind Hazards Mitigation Affection for humanity Air Pollution and Its Assessment System Affection for atmospheric environment Design Methods of Natural / Cross Ventilation Affection for natural resources If they have affection for the research targets... They can have high level objectives. They can sustain a strong demand to achieve research objectives. They can find the best solution or idea. 19

20 We count on your kind collaboration! Research and Education in Wind Effects Courtesy of Adam Goliger 20

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