A PRODUCTIVITY FACTOR IN HIGH RISE CONSTRUCTION: WIND

S. Ümit DİKMEN ¹ , Sadık YİĞİT ² , Murat AKSEL ³ , Murat SÖNMEZ ⁴ , Bahar ŞENER ⁵

When the human comfort is considered, especially the pedestrian comfort, it is a well-known fact that wind has serious effects. In the past, valuable research has been conducted and numerous publications have been made on the subject. In similar respect, wind has negative effects both on the operation of equipment like cranes and on the productivity of labor at construction sites. On the other hand, in Istanbul especially due to the shortage of available land the construction of high rise buildings have accelerated. The objective of this study is the analytical investigation of the effects of wind on the construction at high rise building sites and under the climatic conditions of Istanbul.

Keywords
Wind, Productivity, Structural Works, High Rise Buildings, Computational Fluid Dynamics,