Abstract:To investigate the wind load characteristics of the long-span cylindrical coal shed structure under tornado action, a long-span cylindrical coal shed was taken as the engineering case. CFD numerical simulation methods were used to analyze the effect of tornado moving speed, angle path, and radial distance on the wind load of the long-span cylindrical coal shed. Based on the analysis results, wind pressure zoning on the coal shed surface under tornado load was conducted to provide recommendations for engineering design. The results showed that, under tornado action, the wind load on the coal shed surface was primarily dominated by wind suction. The wind pressure coefficient on the coal shed surface exhibited a centrally symmetric distribution at the position d= 0Rm . The maximum wind pressure coefficient difference occurred on the coal shed surface at d= 1.0Rm , with the maximum wind pressure coefficient difference being about 1.88 times the extreme negative wind pressure value. The increase of tornado moving speed strengthened the flow separation phenomenon in the right-side edge zone, causing an increase in the absolute value of the wind pressure. However, once the tornado moving speed reached a threshold, the wind pressure coefficient stopped increasing and began to decrease. Compared to the 0° path, at the 45° angle path, the maximum negative wind pressure coefficient on the coal shed surface was ?1.8. At the 90° angle path, the flow separation phenomenon in the lower right corner of the coal shed weakened, and the absolute value of the maximum negative wind pressure decreased. The tornado moving speed had a greater influence on zone A2 and zone D. Under the same angle path, when the tornado moving speed varied, the absolute value of the wind pressure coefficient in the A2 area changed by up to 28%, and the absolute value of the wind pressure coefficient in the D area changed by up to 46%. Compared to other paths, at the 90 ° angle path, the wind pressure coefficient differences in regions excluding the B2 zone were larger, with higher wind pressure observed in corner and edge areas. Engineering design should therefore focus on strengthening the design of the roof panels in the corner and edge areas of the structure.