About

WTG

The wind technology, or the wind engineering

is an interdisciplinary field that deals with near-ground atmospheric wind and its effect in the built environment. Wind generates enormous forces during storms. It can set structures in motion and also cause extensive damage to structures and people. It is responsible for the transport of dust and pollutants, but it also generates energy and can improve the urban climate. Thus, wind plays an important role in our environment and in the design of structures.

Fields of application include

Statics and Dynamics - Meteorology - Fluid Mechanics - Design - Structural Engineering - Metrology

Founding of the WTG

The Windtechnologische Gesellschaft (Wind Technology Society) was founded on July 6, 1987, on the occasion of the "7th International Conference on Wind
Engineering".
As a non-profit association with headquarters in Aachen, it has set itself the goal of promoting wind technology in the German-speaking areas.

Purposes and objectives:

What does the WTG do?

  • Publication of the WTG-Berichte, in which the contributions made at the WTG-D-A-CH conferences are included. They deal with recent findings in the field of wind technology especially with practical applications and experiences. Furthermore, contributions on the development of wind load standardization are included.
     
  • Publication of WTG-Mitteilungen with current information to the members
     
  • Contacts with other national and international organizations
     
  • The WTG organizes regular Conferences und Workshops, at which open questions of wind engineering are discussed. These conferences promote the exchange of experience between science and practice.
     
  • Representation of the interests of wind technology in the political and economic field
     
  • Initiation of scientific investigations and experimental programs, as well as interlaboratory tests and benchmarks
     
  • Collecting German-language literature in the field of wind technology

Who can benefit from WTG?

The field of wind technology is applied in the following areas:

Civil engineering
Architecture
Construction supervision
Testing engineering
Safety analysis

Environmental engineering
Urban planning & regional planning
Climate and ventilation
Meteorology
Urban climatology

Plant engineering
Wind energy
Automotive aerodynamics
Marine technology
Aerospace

Topics covered by the WTG

  • Wind loads on buildings:

Wind pressure distribution across building surfaces (facades, windows, roofs, cylinders, etc.), internal pressures, loads on supporting structures and individual components, static and dynamic structural responses, vortex excitation, galloping, flutter, operational stability problems, stochastic analysis, architectural design, wind load standardization

  • Limitation of structural vibrations

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  • Wind characteristics:

Wind velocity distribution, wind frequency, turbulence distribution, orographic influences, extreme winds, tornadoes

  • Wind and the environment:

Pollutant dispersion, snow and sand drifts, wind discomfort for pedestrians, urban ventilation, wind stability of vehicles

  • Economic aspects:

Wind damage analysis, insurance issues, risk analysis

  • Special problems:

Recirculation, ventilation and air conditioning, wind noise, wind energy, air-water interference, wind protection

  • Original measurements:

Instrumentation, meteorological measurements, immission measurements, wind pressures on structures, structural vibrations

  • Modelling technique:

Wind tunnel techniques, similarity issues, boundary layer simulation, wind characteristics for complex terrain structures, static and dynamic response, surface pressures, diffusion processes, interference effects, numerical models, aerodynamic coefficients

Become a member

Become a member and profit from the benefits of the WTG 

Here you can find more detailed information and apply for membership in the Windtechnologische Gesellschaft.

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