Wind issues in the design of buildings

Wind Issues in the Design of Buildings explains the ways that structural designers accommodate the impact of extreme wind events on the built environment.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author American Society of Civil Engineers. Committee on Structural Wind Engineering
Other Authors Cochran, Leighton
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Reston, Va. : American Society of Civil Engineers, ©2012.
Subjects
Wind resistant design.
Buildings > Aerodynamics.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780784412251
0784412251
9780784476871
078447687X
Physical Description1 online resource (vii, 99 pages) : illustrations, maps

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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Contributors
  • Chapter 1 Wind Issues in the Design of Buildings
  • The Wind and the Built Environment
  • Flow and Pressure Fields Around Buildings
  • Existing Building Codes
  • Chapter 2 Extreme Winds (Storms)
  • Wind Characteristics
  • Hurricanes
  • Thunderstorms
  • Tornadoes
  • Chapter 3 Cladding Pressures
  • External Pressure
  • Internal Pressures
  • Windborne Debris
  • Chapter 4 Structural Loads
  • Building Response
  • Strategies to Resist Wind
  • “Red Flagâ€? Issues
  • Chapter 5 The Wind Tunnel and Physical Modeling of the WindStructural Load Studies
  • Cladding Studies
  • Pedestrian Wind Studies
  • Topographic Effects
  • Snow Deposition Studies
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Glossary
  • References and Recommended Reading
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W

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