Perception of vibration and occupant comfort in wind-excited tall buildings

✍ Scribed by Kenny C.S. Kwok; Peter A. Hitchcock; Melissa D. Burton

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 573 KB
• Volume: 97
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0167-6105
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2009.05.006

✦ Synopsis

Wind-induced building vibration can interfere with building occupants' daily activities and general well-being. However, human perception of vibration and tolerance of wind-induced tall building vibration are essentially a subjective assessment. Hence, there is currently no single internationally accepted occupant comfort serviceability criteria which set a design standard for satisfactory levels of wind-induced vibration in tall buildings. This paper reviews past studies on human perception of vibration and tolerance thresholds of wind-induced tall building vibrations. Building vibration acceptability and occupant comfort criteria that have been commonly adopted for the assessment of occupant comfort in wind-excited tall buildings are outlined.