This latest edition fills an important gap as an information source for practicing and academic engineers alike, explaining the principles of wind loads on structures, including the relevant aspects of meteorology, bluff-body aerodynamics, probability and statistics, and structu…
1. The nature of wind storms and wind-induced damage -- 2. Prediction of design wind speeds and structural safety -- 3. Strong wind characteristics and turbulence -- 4. Basic bluff-body aerodynamics -- 5. Resonant dynamic response and effective static load distributions -- 6. In…
Features: Discusses potential global warming effects on extreme events ; Describes various types of extreme winds, including tornados and tornado-generated damage ; Presents a rational approach to gust durations for structural design ; Includes consideration of wind-induced fati…
"Preface to the third edition Since the publication of the second edition of Wind Loading of Structures, strong windstorms have continued to occur at frequent intervals across the world: Hurricane 'Sandy' (2012) on the east coast of the United States, and Typhoon 'Haiyan' in the…
"Preface to the third edition Since the publication of the second edition of Wind Loading of Structures, strong windstorms have continued to occur at frequent intervals across the world: Hurricane 'Sandy' (2012) on the east coast of the United States, and Typhoon 'Haiyan' in the…