Wind issues in the design of buildings / prepared by Committee on Structural Wind Engineering of the Technical Council on Wind Engineering of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; edited by Leighton Cochran
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 Flag� 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
Summary
Wind Issues in the Design of Buildings explains the ways that structural designers accommodate the impact of extreme wind events on the built environment
