Wind issues in the design of buildings /

Wind Issues in the Design of Buildings explains the ways that structural designers accommodate the impact of extreme wind events on the built environment.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: American Society of Civil Engineers. Committee on Structural Wind Engineering
Otros Autores: Cochran, Leighton
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Reston, Va. : American Society of Civil Engineers, ©2012.
Temas:
Wind resistant design.
Buildings > Aerodynamics.
Constructions > Résistance au vent.
Constructions > Aérodynamique.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Construction > General.
Buildings > Aerodynamics
Wind resistant design
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Contributors
  • Chapter 1 Wind Issues in the Design of Buildings
  • The Wind and the Built Environment
  • Flow and Pressure Fields Around Buildings
  • Existing Building Codes
  • Chapter 2 Extreme Winds (Storms)
  • Wind Characteristics
  • Hurricanes
  • Thunderstorms
  • Tornadoes
  • Chapter 3 Cladding Pressures
  • External Pressure
  • Internal Pressures
  • Windborne Debris
  • Chapter 4 Structural Loads
  • Building Response
  • Strategies to Resist Wind
  • “Red Flagâ€? Issues
  • Chapter 5 The Wind Tunnel and Physical Modeling of the WindStructural Load Studies
  • Cladding Studies
  • Pedestrian Wind Studies
  • Topographic Effects
  • Snow Deposition Studies
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Glossary
  • References and Recommended Reading
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W

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