Wind and the Built Environment : U.S. Needs in Wind Engineering and Hazard Mitigation.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Issues, Panel on the Assessment of Wind Engineering
Otros Autores: Staff, Committee on Natural Disasters, Staff, National Research Council
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1993.
Temas:
Wind resistant design > United States.
Wind-pressure.
Constructions > Résistance au vent > États-Unis.
Pression du vent.
wind loads.
Wind-pressure
Wind resistant design
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • WIND AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
  • Copyright
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Acronym List
  • Executive Summary
  • RECOMMENDATION
  • INTRODUCTION
  • WIND LOSSES: A PERSPECTIVE
  • LOOKING AHEAD
  • CREATING A NATIONAL WIND SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROGRAM
  • 1 Wind Hazards and Related Issues
  • THE POWER OF WIND
  • WIND ENGINEERING
  • THE CRITICAL ROLE OF STRUCTURES
  • WIND-INDUCED LOSSES: VICTIMS AND COSTS
  • WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD?
  • THE CRITICAL ROLE OF DESIGN STANDARDS, CODES, CODE ENFORCEMENT, AND PLANNING REGULATIONS
  • STRATEGIES AND INCENTIVES2 The Nature of Wind
  • A WIND PRIMER
  • The Near-Surface Wind
  • The Wind Climatology of the United States
  • Thunderstorms
  • Outflows
  • Downbursts and Microbursts
  • Tornadoes
  • Extratropical Cyclones
  • Tropical Cyclones
  • IMPROVING THE WIND CLIMATOLOGY OF THE UNITED STATES
  • EXPANDING THE WIND-ENGINEERING DATA BASE
  • RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Measurements of Extreme Wind Speeds
  • Extreme Wind Climatology
  • 3 Wind-Engineering Research Needs
  • INTRODUCTION
  • RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
  • Physical Modeling
  • Numerical ModelingField Measurements
  • Innovative Experimental Approaches
  • Structural Safety and Reliability
  • Damage Investigations
  • SEVERE WIND FORCES
  • Low Buildings
  • Flexible Structures
  • Damping and Structure Control
  • Bridges
  • Motion Perception
  • Offshore Winds and Their Effects
  • Fatigue Problems
  • CODES AND STANDARDS
  • RETROFIT REROOFING
  • ADDITIONAL RESEARCH TOPICS
  • Wind Flow in the Urban Environment
  • Pollutant Dispersion
  • Ventilation
  • Wind Energy
  • Soil Erosion
  • Modeling of Iceberg Movement and Oil Spills
  • RECOMMENDATIONS4 Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
  • MITIGATION MEASURES
  • Codes and Code Enforcement
  • Land Use Management
  • EMERGENCY PLANNING AND RESPONSE FOR DISASTERS
  • Structure of U.S. Emergency Planning and Disaster Management
  • The Extensiveness of Local Community Emergency Preparedness
  • Significant Improvement
  • Some Continuing Weaknesses in Community Preparedness Planning
  • Specific Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning for Wind Hazards
  • Pre-Impact Activities
  • Postimpact Response Activities
  • PLANNING FOR RECOVERY AND FUTURE MITIGATIONRECOMMENDATIONS
  • General Issues Regarding Future Research
  • Specific Research Needs
  • 5 Education and Technology Transfer
  • EDUCATION AND TRAINING
  • TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
  • POTENTIAL IMPACT OF COMPUTERS
  • Knowledge-Based Expert Systems
  • Extreme Winds: Analysis and Prediction
  • Wind-Loading Assistant
  • Risk and Damage Assessment
  • Design
  • Monitoring and Control
  • Urban Planning
  • Decision Making for Hurricane Response
  • RECOMMENDATIONS
  • 6 Cooperative Efforts
  • INTRODUCTION

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