Computer simulation-based analysis of wind load effect on structural capacity of skywalk between Hyatt Regency hotel and multipurpose building complex Iset Tower in Ekaterinburg

This article contains a computer - aided analysis of bearing capacity under wind load for a standard attachment fixture which one is most frequently used for mounting transparent structures. The analysis results of peak positive and negative wind loads acting on the enveloping structure are presented. The stress-strain state of the skywalk facade fixture unit in the elastic strain stage is analyzed. Maximal values of force influence on the plastic deformation of the fixture unit components arise. They are determined on the basis of a nonlinear analysis. The object of the research is a skywalk between the Hyatt Regency hotel building and the Iset Tower high-rise building in Ekaterinburg that is being designed currently. Simulation models and computational experiments were made in ANSYS CFX software complex. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.The work was supported by Act 211 Government of the Russian Federation, contract № 02.A03.21.0006