Abstract:Based on reasonable assumptions and flow patterns, a blockage correction method for tall buildings was derived using the momentum principle and the continuity equation. The new method called wake area method (WAM) took the wake area ratio as the key parameter. Then, WAM was validated by wind tunnel test results. Finally, WAM was compared with Maskell’s method (MM). The results show that test data conform to the basic assumptions of WAM very well. Corrected mean pressure and mean drag coefficients by WAM are basically satisfactory. Corrected results by WAM and MM agree well at low blockage ratios (4.1% and 6.1%), while WAM is better than MM at high blockage ratios (8.4% and 10.1%).