Abstract:Blockage effects on mean wind pressure of two square cylinders of the same height in three different layouts in uniform flow were investigated using the synchronous wind pressure measurement technique. Blockage ratios of projected areas of the building group change from 2.7% to 10.0%. The wind tunnel test results show that in uniform flow, the blockage effects on the mean pressure coefficient of the building group are similar to that of an isolated tall building. The blockage effects on mean pressure of the windward surface of the target building can be ignored, while those of side surfaces and leeward surface increase significantly with the increase of blockage ratio. In addition, adjustment factors in the formula for correcting blockage effects on mean pressure coefficient were fitted based on wind tunnel test results. Compared with an isolated building, adjustment factors for blockage effects of the building group are smaller, and blockage effects are more complicated.