Modeling of Single- and Double-Panel Walls against Snowdrifts
https://doi.org/10.31675/1607-1859-2025-27-6-242-256
EDN: FKJNAL
Abstract
The article describes of the polymer mesh snow walls against snowdrifts. There are no recommendations for the design of such structures in the literature. Therefore, the study of the snowdrift capacity of polymer mesh snow walls is relevant.
Purpose: Justification of using polymer mesh snow walls to protect roads from snowdrifts.
Methodology/approach: The simulation of snow wall operation during snowdrift is performed in FlowVision using Navier–Stokes equations for computational fluid dynamics. Geometric models are created for single- and double-panel walls. Snow deposition dynamics near the wall protection is studied. The snowdrift capacity is evaluated for protective walls.
Research findings: The snowdrift capacity of proposed design of the double-panel wall is slightly less than that of the single-panel wall. The snow accumulation area locates closer to the wall, but the snowdrift forms at a greater distance near the obstacle. Therefore, the double-panel snow wall can be used for the road protection from snow.
About the Authors
O. V. Gladysheva
Voronezh State Technical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Olga V. Gladysheva, PhD, A/Professor
84, 20 let Oktyabrya Str., Voronezh
N. Y. Alimova
Voronezh State Technical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Natalia Y. Alimova, PhD, A/Professor
84, 20 let Oktyabrya Str., Voronezh
E. A. Boncheva
Voronezh State Technical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Evgenia A. Boncheva, Research Assistant
84, 20 let Oktyabrya Str., Voronezh
E. V. Mironova
Voronezh State Technical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ekaterina V. Mironova, Research Assistant
84, 20 let Oktyabrya Str., Voronezh
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Gladysheva O.V., Alimova N.Y., Boncheva E.A., Mironova E.V. Modeling of Single- and Double-Panel Walls against Snowdrifts. Vestnik Tomskogo gosudarstvennogo arkhitekturno-stroitel'nogo universiteta. JOURNAL of Construction and Architecture. 2025;27(6):242-256. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31675/1607-1859-2025-27-6-242-256. EDN: FKJNAL
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