The influence of building characteristics, orientation and positioning at the beach on airflow and aeolian sediment transport patterns in their surrounding area

Abstract

HE aeolian sediment transport and resultant erosion-deposition patterns developing around a building on an erodible sandy bed result from bed shear stress perturbations due to the presence of building-induced coherent vortex structures. The windward horseshoe shape vortex causes strong scour in front of the windward face, around the windward corners and along the sides of the building (