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1 online resource (639 p.) |
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Authors -- 1 The Nature of Windstorms and Wind-Induced Damage -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Meteorological Aspects -- 1.2.1 Pressure Gradient -- 1.2.2 Coriolis Force -- 1.2.3 Geostrophic Wind -- 1.2.4 Gradient Wind -- 1.2.5 Frictional Effects -- 1.3 Types of Wind Storms -- 1.3.1 Gales from Large Depressions -- 1.3.2 Tropical Cyclones -- 1.3.3 Thunderstorms -- 1.3.4 Tornadoes -- 1.3.5 Downbursts -- 1.3.6 Downslope Winds -- 1.4 Wind Damage -- 1.5 Wind-Generated Debris -- 1.5.1 Threshold of Flight |
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1.5.2 Trajectories of Compact Objects -- 1.5.3 Trajectories of Sheet and Rod Objects -- 1.5.4 Standardized Missile Testing Criteria -- 1.6 Windstorm Damage and Loss Prediction -- 1.6.1 Hazard Models -- 1.6.2 Vulnerability Curves -- 1.6.3 Damage Produced by Flying Debris -- 1.7 Hurricane Damage Modelling -- 1.8 Predicted Effects of Climate Change -- 1.9 Summary -- 1.10 The Following Chapters and Appendices -- References -- 2 Prediction of Design Wind Speeds and Structural Safety -- 2.1 Introduction and Historical Background -- 2.2 Principles of Extreme Value Analysis |
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2.2.1 The Generalized Extreme Value Distribution -- 2.2.2 Return Period and Average Recurrence Interval -- 2.2.3 Separation by Storm Type -- 2.2.4 Simulation Methods for Tropical-Cyclone Wind Speeds -- 2.2.5 Compositing Data from Several Stations -- 2.2.6 Correction for Gust Duration -- 2.2.7 Wind Direction Effects -- 2.3 Extreme-Wind Estimation by the Type I Extreme Value Distribution -- 2.3.1 Gumbel's Method -- 2.3.2 Gringorten Method -- 2.3.3 Method of Moments -- 2.3.4 Example of Fitting the Type I Distribution to Annual Maxima -- 2.3.5 General Penultimate Distribution |
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2.4 Peaks over Threshold Approaches -- 2.5 Extreme Winds by Direction Sector -- 2.6 Bootstrapping and Confidence Limits -- 2.7 Prediction of Extreme Winds from Tornados -- 2.8 Parent Wind Distributions -- 2.9 Wind Loads and Structural Safety -- 2.9.1 Limit-States Design -- 2.9.2 Probability of Failure and the Safety Index -- 2.9.3 Nominal Return Periods for Design Wind Speeds -- 2.9.4 Uncertainties in Wind Load Specifications -- 2.10 Wind Load Factors -- 2.11 Summary -- Exercises -- References -- 3 Strong Wind Characteristics and Turbulence -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Mean Wind Speed Profiles |
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3.2.1 The Logarithmic Law -- 3.2.2 The Deaves and Harris Mean Wind Profile -- 3.2.3 The Power Law -- 3.2.4 Mean Wind Profiles Over Water -- 3.2.5 Relationship between Upper-Level and Surface Winds -- 3.2.6 Mean Wind Profiles in Tropical Cyclones -- 3.2.7 Wind Profiles in Thunderstorm Winds -- 3.2.8 Wind Profiles in Tornados -- 3.3 Turbulence and Gust Wind Speeds -- 3.3.1 Turbulence Intensities -- 3.3.2 Probability Density -- 3.3.3 Gust Wind Speeds and Gust Factors -- 3.3.4 Wind Spectra and Turbulence Length Scales -- 3.3.5 Correlation -- 3.3.6 Co-Spectrum and Coherence |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bekele, Seifu
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| ISBN |
9781000220834 |
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1000220834 |
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