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ASCE 9780784476871 2012

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Wind Issues in the Design of Buildings

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ASCE 2012 108
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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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PDF Pages PDF Title
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
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108 T
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ASCE 9780784476871 2012
$39.00