an output of the CTBUH Wind Engineering Working Group Irwin, Peter creator Denoon, Roy. Scott, David (Structural engineer) Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Wind Engineering Working Group. text bibliography nyu New York Routledge 2013 monographic eng

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47 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. 1. Introduction -- Basis of Design -- Wind Climate -- 2. Nature of Wind Effects -- Planetary Boundary Layer and Wind Turbulence -- Mean and Fluctuating Loads -- Along-wind, Crosswind, and Torsional Loading -- Background and Resonant Loads -- Serviceability Accelerations -- Vortex Excitation -- Aerodynamic Damping and Galloping -- Cladding Loads -- Reynolds Number Effects -- 3. Wind Tunnel Testing Methods -- Simulation of the Natural Wind at Small Scale -- Test Methods to Determine Wind Loads on the Structural System -- Aeroelastic Model Testing -- Test Methods to Determine Cladding Loads -- Other Types of Wind Related Studies -- 4. Prediction of Load Effects for Strength Design and Serviceability -- Structural Properties of the Building -- Load Effects -- Non-Directional Method -- Sector Velocity Method -- Extreme Load Effect Method -- Upcrossing Methods -- 5. Format for Comparing Wind Tunnel Results -- Types of Comparison -- Wind Climate Models, Velocity Profiles, and Turbulence -- Aerodynamic Data -- Predicted Building Response Variations -- Responses Versus Return Period -- Quality Assurance -- 6. Use of Wind Tunnel Results -- CTBUH Height Criteria -- 100 Tallest Buildings in the World -- CTBUH Organization and Members. general Peter Irwin, Roy Denoon & David Scott. "Council on Tall Buildings and Urban habitat." "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references and index. Tall buildings Aerodynamics Tall buildings Design and construction Wind tunnel testing Structural analysis (Engineering) 690.21 IPW 9780415714594 (paperback : alkaline paper) 0415714591 (paperback : alkaline paper) Ma-Un 130603 20150408114216.0