Wind loading of structures

"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...

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Main Author Holmes, John D., 1942- (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2015]
EditionThird edition.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781482229226
1482229226
9781523107230
1523107235
9781482229196
1482229196
9781138893979
Physical Description1 online resource (xxi, 412 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Table of contents; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; 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. Internal pressures; 7. Laboratory simulation of strong winds and wind loads; 8. Low-rise buildings; 9. Tall buildings; 10. Large roofs and sports stadiums; 11. Towers, chimneys and masts; 12. Bridges; 13. Transmission lines.
  • 14. Other structures; 15. Wind loading codes and standards; Appendix A: Terminology; Appendix B: List of symbols; Appendix C: Probability distributions relevant to wind engineering; Appendix D: Extreme wind climates
  • a world survey; Appendix E: Some approximate formulas for natural structural frequencies; Appendix F: Application of the effective static load method to a simple structure; Index.