Wind Wizard : Alan G. Davenport and the Art of Wind Engineering /

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With Wind Wizard, Siobhan Roberts brings us the story of Alan Davenport (1932-2009), the father of modern wind engineering, who investigated how wind navigates the obstacle course of the earth's natural and built environments--and how, when not properly heeded, wind causes buildings and bridges...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roberts, Siobhan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Hochhaus ...
Davenport, Alan G.
British Centre Die Brücke Düsseldorf
Windlast
Aerodynamik
Wind-pressure.
Buildings > Aerodynamics.
Bridges > Aerodynamics.
MATHEMATICS > General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Structural.
wind loads.
Ponts > Aerodynamique.
Constructions > Aerodynamique.
Pression du vent.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Sowing wind science
  • Tall and taller towers
  • Long and longer bridges
  • Project storm shelter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Interview sources
  • Glossary.

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