Experimental case study on the effect of the urban morphology on urban microclimate and outdoor thermal comfort

  • Sara Sedira Laboratory of design and modelling of forms and environments, Department of architecture, University of mouhamed khider Biskra, Algeria.
  • Said Mazouz Department of architecture. University of Larbi Ben Mhidi, Oum Bouaghi, Algeria.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34118/jbms.v5i1.54
Keywords: urban morphology, urban microclimate, outdoor thermal comfort, warm and arid climate, mean radiant temperature

Abstract

The present study aims at testing the influence of the urban morphology on the external weather conditions and the urban microclimate by treating quantitative aspects of the outdoor thermal comfort. This is based on a site investigation aims at studying the correlation between the geometry of the street, its orientation and the evolution of the physical variables: air temperature (Ta), Mean Radiant Temperature (MRT), Relative Humidity (RH), Wind speed (Ws). The measures were the subject of a campaign carried out in the urban fabric of the ksar of the red village in the wilaya of Biskra in Algeria. The objective is to define the most efficient urban geometry in term of summer thermal comfort by studying the real impacts of the urban form on the solar control and microclimatic conditions. The evaluation of the thermal comfort in these external spaces is carried out by analyzing physiologically equivalent temperature (PET) values calculated by Rayman Pro 2.1 software based on the measured microclimatic parameters.

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Published
2018-06-04
How to Cite
Sedira, S., & Mazouz, S. (2018). Experimental case study on the effect of the urban morphology on urban microclimate and outdoor thermal comfort . Journal of Building Materials and Structures, 5(1), 157-163. https://doi.org/10.34118/jbms.v5i1.54
Issue
Vol 5 No 1 (2018)
Section
Original Articles

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