@article{30277,
  keywords = {Soil-gas transport, Wind-induced ground-surface pressures, Radon entry, Wind effects},
  author = {William J Riley and Ashok J Gadgil and William W Nazaroff},
  title = {Wind-Induced Ground-Surface Pressures Around a Single-Family House},
  abstract = {<p>Wind induces a ground-surface pressure field around a building that can substantially affect the flow of soil gas and thereby the entry of radon and other soil-gas contaminants into the building. To quantify the effect of the wind-induced ground-surface pressure field on contaminant entry rates, the mean ground-surface pressure field was experimentally measured in a wind tunnel for several incidence angles of the wind, two atmospheric boundary layers, and two house geometries. The experimentally measured ground-surface pressure fields are compared with those predicted by a κ−ε turbulence model. Despite the fundamental limitations in applying a κ−ε model to a system with flow separation, predictions from the numerical simulations were good for the two wind incidence angles tested.</p>},
  year = {1996},
  journal = {Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics},
  volume = {61},
  pages = {153 - 167},
  month = {07/1996},
  issn = {01676105},
  doi = {10.1016/0167-6105(96)00045-1},
  language = {eng},
}