ASCE 9780784476871 2012
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Wind Issues in the Design of Buildings
Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
ASCE | 2012 | 108 |
Wind Issues in the Design of Buildings explains the ways that structural designers accommodate the impact of extreme wind events on the built environment.
PDF Catalog
PDF Pages | PDF Title |
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1 | Cover |
4 | Contents |
6 | Preface |
8 | Contributors |
10 | Chapter 1 Wind Issues in the Design of Buildings The Wind and the Built Environment |
16 | Flow and Pressure Fields Around Buildings |
24 | Existing Building Codes |
26 | Chapter 2 Extreme Winds (Storms) Wind Characteristics |
34 | Hurricanes |
40 | Thunderstorms |
43 | Tornadoes |
49 | Chapter 3 Cladding Pressures External Pressure |
51 | Internal Pressures |
54 | Windborne Debris |
56 | Chapter 4 Structural Loads Building Response |
60 | Strategies to Resist Wind |
66 | “Red Flag” Issues |
80 | Chapter 5 The Wind Tunnel and Physical Modeling of the Wind |
81 | Structural Load Studies |
86 | Cladding Studies Pedestrian Wind Studies |
90 | Topographic Effects |
91 | Snow Deposition Studies |
92 | Frequently Asked Questions |
98 | Glossary |
101 | References and Recommended Reading |
106 | Index A B C D E |
107 | F G H I L M N P R S |
108 | T U V W |