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Wind Issues in the Design of Buildings

By: Leighton Cochran

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Wind Issues in the Design of Buildings

By: Leighton Cochran

Wind Issues in the Design of Buildings explains the ways that structural designers accommodate the impact of extreme wind events on the built environment. By studying the flow and pressure fields around buildings, architects and engineers can identify and select the best strategies for ensuring that a building will resist the loads due to high winds, maintaining pleasant conditions in outdoor spaces, assessing natural ventilation potential, and seeing that any exhaust fumes are dispersed adequately. This volume identifies wind characteristics and describes the effects of winds generated by hurricanes, tornadoes, and thunderstorms. It explains the internal and external pressures on a building's cladding (skin) and the effects of wind-borne debris. A building's response to the structural loads caused by wind is outlined, along with techniques for resisting wind. A chapter is devoted to wind tunnels and physical modeling to predict structural loads, cladding response, pedestrian experience, topographic effects, and snow deposition. A section of frequently asked questions, a glossary, and recommended reading make this material in this volume accessible to students and nontechnical members of project teams. Structural engineers and architects will find this book a useful aide in explaining wind-related issues to clients, builders, building officials, and owners. Students in structural and architectural engineering will welcome the clear, concise presentation of an important component of structural design.

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0784412251

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Wind Tunnel Testing for Buildings and Other Structures

By: American Society of Civil Engineers

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Wind Tunnel Testing for Buildings and Other Structures

By: American Society of Civil Engineers

ASCE/SEI 49-12 provides the minimum requirements for conducting and interpreting wind tunnel tests to determine wind loads on buildings and other structures.

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Amer Society of Civil Engineers

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0784412286

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Advances in Hurricane Engineering

Learning from Our Past

By: Christopher P. Jones,Lawrence G. Griffis

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Advances in Hurricane Engineering

Learning from Our Past

By: Christopher P. Jones,Lawrence G. Griffis

Sponsored by Applied Technology Council; Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE. This collection contains 106 papers presented at the ATC & SEI Conference on Advances in Hurricane Engineering, held in Miami, Florida, October 24-26, 2012. When Hurricane Andrew wreaked havoc on South Florida and Louisiana 20 years ago, the engineering community learned a great deal about how powerful storms affect the built environment. These papers demonstrate the application of lessons learned to reduce losses from subsequent hurricanes and to make communities more resilient to natural hazards. Topics include: building codes; building envelope; building envelope and large structures; building roofs; flooding; infrastructure; large structures; meteorology; risk modeling; and wind loading. Structural engineers, architects, building code officials, and risk managers will gain important insights into the prevention and mitigation of damage from hurricanes and other powerful storms.

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0784412626

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Wind Issues in the Design of Buildings

Wind Issues in the Design of Buildings

Wind Tunnel Testing for Buildings and Other Structures

Wind Tunnel Testing for Buildings and Other Structures

Advances in Hurricane Engineering

Advances in Hurricane Engineering

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