Artificial intelligence for wind speed forecasting: A review on multi-scale decomposition and intelligent fusion strategies
June 2025
Accurate and reliable short-term wind speed forecasting is essential for the effective utilization and scientific dispatch of wind energy. In recent years, with the rapid development of Artificial Intelligence...
Application of fractal analysis on wind speed time series: A review
March 2025
Wind speed time series are characterized by complex, non-linear, and irregular patterns, which challenge traditional statistical methods in capturing their dynamics. Fractal analysis, with its focus...
Research on aerodynamic drag reduction for 400 km/h high-speed trains
June 2025
To improve the transportation efficiency, the trains are designed for higher operational speed. When the train speed increases, its aerodynamic drag grows dramatically and the operational energy consumption...
Machine learning for bridge wind engineering
September 2024
Modeling and control are primary domains in bridge wind engineering. The natural wind field characteristics (e.g., non-stationary, non-uniform, spatial-temporal changing characteristics) and the wind-bridge...
Roughness constant selection for atmospheric boundary layer simulations using a k-ω SST turbulence model within a commercial CFD solver
September 2024
Transit of an atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) profile within computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations is often hindered through unintended streamwise gradients in the flow resulting in ABL inhomogeneity....
An improved particle swarm optimization for wind resistance performance design of high-rise buildings
June 2025
Wind-resistant optimal design is an important issue for structural design of high-rise buildings. However, there are many implicit expressions in the wind-resistant optimization process. In this study,...
State-of-the-art review on typhoon wind environments and their effects on long-span bridges
September 2024
After more than 40 years of economic reforms, the Chinese economy has rapidly developed, and large populations and wealth have been concentrated around the southeastern Chinese coastline where, unfortunately,...
A deep convolutional generative adversarial network for data imputation: Application to wind speed time series
June 2025
Accurate and reliable wind speed data are essential across diverse wind engineering applications, such as maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of wind energy utilization. However, the continuity...
Recent developments in the wind resistance of railway bridges in China
December 2024
In the past 30 years, the wind resistance of railway bridges has undergone great success with the efforts from the whole research community under the rapid developments of high-speed railways in China....
Effects of acceleration, frequency and mild motion sickness on continuous tracking task accuracy in response to simulated wind-induced building motion
June 2025
This study investigates the effects of acceleration, frequency and motion sickness on task performance. Using a mixed factorial design, we exposed 40 participants to a range of sinusoidal accelerations...
A large eddy simulation method for atmospheric boundary layer inflow turbulence using porous media model
June 2025
Accurate simulation of the incident wind field, including mean wind speed and turbulence intensity, is a critical aspect of predicting wind loads on buildings using large eddy simulation (LES). Existing...
Correlation analysis of structural parameters and dynamic responses of offshore floating wind turbine platforms using grey relational theory
March 2025
As offshore wind energy development extends into deeper waters, the design of floating wind turbine platforms becomes increasingly critical. This study examines the heave, surge, and pitch responses...
Study of rectangular 5:1 cylinder vortex-induced vibration based on the mode decomposition method
Available online 27 June 2025
Vortex-induced vibration (VIV) is a complicated fluid-solid coupling phenomenon. VIV of the rectangular section has drawn a lot of investigation because its aerodynamic properties offer useful models...
Aerodynamic characteristics of the train traversing the thunderstorm downburst wind field
June 2025
To investigate the aerodynamic characteristics of the high-speed train as it traverses the thunderstorm downburst wind, a special test device was used to simulate the thunderstorm downburst wind field....
Vortex characteristics of a large-scale Ward-type tornado simulator at Central South University
March 2025
Recently, a new large-scale Ward-type tornado simulator has been built at Central South University, CSU-TW5. Three-dimensional (3-D) velocity and surface pressure on the ground were measured to investigate...
Development and application of a tornado database for the Chinese mainland
December 2024
This study develops a preliminary tornado database for the Chinese mainland using information provided by the Yearbook of Meteorological Disasters in China (YMDC) from 2003 to 2019 and other public...
Impact of loose-laid gravel on the pressure distribution over a flat roof
September 2025
A series of large-scale wind tunnel tests were conducted to quantify the impact of loose-laid gravel on the pressure distribution over a flat roof. Measurements were presented for the pressure distribution...
Deep learning-based fast prediction of flow field around multiple bluff bodies
December 2024
Bluff bodies are widely employed in practical engineering, but they also introduce complex wind-induced flow characteristics, particularly due to interference effects arising from the interaction of...
Inter-farm wake effect on layout optimization: Case study of standardized two-phase wind farms
December 2024
Due to the limited availability of suitable sites, wind farms are now being constructed closer to each other or in phases, highlighting the importance of understanding the wake effects between adjacent...
Optimizing post-hurricane recovery of interdependent infrastructure systems via knowledge-enhanced deep reinforcement learning
March 2025
The swift restoration of infrastructure systems damaged by hurricane hazards (e.g., strong winds, heavy rainfall, and high surges/waves) hinges on efficiently managing the limited resources for different...
Post-disaster investigations of damage feature of buildings and structures due to several local strong winds in China during 2021–2024
December 2024
Local strong winds such as tornadoes and downbursts are rare in terms of measured wind speed data due to their rapid formation and strong destructive power. Post-disaster investigations have become...
Vortex-induced vibration control of bridge decks using energy dissipative devices: A review of recent developments
September 2025
This paper presents a comprehensive and up-to-date review of energy dissipative devices for controlling vortex-induced vibrations (VIV) in bridge decks, covering passive, active, and semi-active control...
Reflections on potential applications of LiDAR for in-situ observations of high-rise buildings during typhoons: Focusing on wind-driven rain and windborne debris
September 2024
Debris from extreme wind conditions poses a significant threat to buildings, which has been investigated primarily through wind tunnel experiments and numerical simulations. Recently, researchers have...
Exploring the influence of urban density and mountainous topography on local wind patterns: An experimental study of Hongkong, China
December 2024
The urban wind flow of the canopy layer has a significant impact on the urban climate, as well as the ventilation, pollutant diffusion, and thermal comfort. Therefore, the related studies are gaining...
Mitigating wind loads on PV panels via Savonius turbines: A numerical investigation
September 2025
Photovoltaic (PV) panels are highly susceptible to damage under high wind loads. Research on effective measures to mitigate wind loads on PV panels remains limited. Conventional methods typically employ...
