Wind Effects on Buildings and Structures
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 1998
Book
Hardback
500 pages
978-90-5410-959-4 (ISBN)
Description
This text looks at wind effects on buildings and structures and is taken from the proceedings of the Jubileum Conference held in Porto Agegre, Brazil. Topics of discussion include: vortex shedding from bluff bodies, and wind effects on low buildings.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Weight
794 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-5410-959-4 (9789054109594)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
The past, present and future of wind engineering "Mudam os ventos, mundam os tempos"; load definition for wind design and reliability assessments - extreme wind climate; fundamental aspects of turbulent boundary-layer flow over bluff bodies; vortex shedding from bluff bodies; wind effects on low buildings; wind tunnel design applications; wind loads on isolated and adjacent industrial pavillion curved roofs; wind effects on offshore structures. (Part contents).