A data-processing approach for exploring water-use maneuver of high-rise building

Abstract

Recognizing high-rise building water-use maneuver should be helpful for developing some practical strategies when indoor room space safety becomes a crucial feature in the building operation. This paper presents a data-processing approach for exploring the water-use maneuver of high-rise building. This approach combines the empirical mode decomposition and statistical analysis to process the mezzanine-floor air-pressure data measured in the drainage stack system of Li Ka-Shing building at PolyU of Hong Kong on 28th of April of 2008. Because the mezzanine-floor air-pressure signals in the building drainage system are recorded within about 10 hours with a recording rate of one signal per second, data re-sampling is obviously needed. Otherwise, the direct application of empirical mode decomposition should be unavailable because the mezzanine-floor air-pressure data are too massive. Statistical analysis is further encompassed after the empirical mode decomposition to seek the influences of re-sampling time interval and the empirical mode decomposition index so that the building water-use maneuver can be understood in detail. Practical application: From the viewpoint of Building Services Engineering, any occupied space should be safeguarded, because the depletions of the trap seals 1 and the bathroom floor drain traps 2 can result in cross-contamination via the drainage system. This suggests that it is crucial to investigate building water-use maneuver when indoor room space safety becomes urgent. To explore the water-use maneuver, an indirect way is by analyzing the mezzanine-floor air-pressure in the drainage stack system in terms of an appropriate approach. Since the mezzanine-floor air-pressure in the drainage stack system of an 18-floor building, i.e. Li Ka-Shing building at PolyU of Hong Kong has been recorded, 3 it can be used to propose the water-use maneuver approach which is helpful for developing some practical strategies for indoor room space safety when the safety should be carefully and urgently faced.