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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Introduction; Part I Atmospheric Flows, Extreme Wind Speeds, Bluff Body Aerodynamics; Chapter 1 Atmospheric Circulations; 1.1 Atmospheric Thermodynamics; 1.1.1 Temperature of the Atmosphere; 1.1.2 Radiation in the Atmosphere; 1.1.3 Compression and Expansion. Atmospheric Stratification; 1.1.4 Molecular and Eddy Conduction; 1.1.5 Condensation of Water Vapor; 1.2 Atmospheric Hydrodynamics; 1.3 Windstorms; 1.3.1 Large-Scale Storms; 1.3.2 Local Storms; References; Chapter 2 The Atmospheric Boundary Layer |
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2.1 Wind Speeds and Averaging Times2.2 Equations of Mean Motion in the ABL; 2.3 Wind Speed Profiles in Horizontally Homogeneous Flow Over Flat Surfaces; 2.3.1 The Ekman Spiral; 2.3.2 Neutrally Stratified ABL: Asymptotic Approach; 2.3.3 Brunt-Väisäla Frequency. Types of Neutrally Stratified ABLs; 2.3.4 The Logarithmic Mean Wind Profile; 2.3.5 Power Law Description of ABL Wind Speed Profiles; 2.3.6 ABL Flows in Different Surface Roughness Regimes; 2.3.7 Relation Between Wind Speeds with Different Averaging Times; 2.4 ABL Turbulence in Horizontally Homogeneous Flow Over Smooth Flat Surfaces |
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2.4.1 Turbulence Intensities2.4.2 Integral Turbulence Scales; 2.4.3 Spectra of Turbulent Wind Speed Fluctuations; 2.4.4 Cross-spectral Density Functions; 2.5 Horizontally Non-Homogeneous Flows; 2.5.1 Flow Near a Change in Surface Roughness. Fetch and Terrain Exposure; 2.5.2 Wind Profiles over Escarpments; 2.5.3 Hurricane and Thunderstorm Winds; References; Chapter 3 Extreme Wind Speeds; 3.1 Cumulative Distributions, Exceedance Probabilities, Mean Recurrence Intervals; 3.1.1 Probability of Exceedance and Mean Recurrence Intervals; 3.1.1.1 A Case Study: The Fair Die |
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3.1.1.2 Extension to Extreme Wind Speeds3.1.2 Mixed Wind Climates; 3.2 Wind Speed Data; 3.2.1 Meteorological and Micrometeorological Homogeneity of the Data; 3.2.2 Directional and Non-Directional Wind Speeds; 3.2.3 Wind Speed Data Sets; 3.2.3.1 Data in the Public Domain; 3.2.3.2 Data Available Commercially; 3.3 N-year Speed Estimation from Measured Wind Speeds; 3.3.1 Epochal Versus Peaks-Over-Threshold Approach to Estimation of Extremes; 3.3.2 Extreme Value Distributions and Their Use in Wind Climatology; 3.3.3 Wind Speed Estimation by the Epochal Approach; 3.3.3.1 Method of Moments |
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3.3.4 Sampling Errors in the Estimation of Extreme Speeds3.3.5 Wind Speed Estimation by the Peaks-Over-Threshold Approach; 3.3.6 Spatial Smoothing; 3.3.7 Development of Large Wind Speed Datasets; 3.4 Tornado Characterization and Climatology; 3.4.1 Tornado Flow Modeling; 3.4.2 Summary of NUREG/CR-4461, Rev. 2 Report; 3.4.3 Design-Basis Tornado for Nuclear Power Plants; References; Chapter 4 Bluff Body Aerodynamics; 4.1 Governing Equations; 4.1.1 Equations of Motion and Continuity; 4.1.2 The Navier-Stokes Equation; 4.1.3 Bernoulli's Equation; 4.2 Flow in a Curved Path: Vortex Flow |
| Summary |
"The typical process by which engineered buildings are designed for wind loads in current practice has serious shortcomings. This is due to the inadequate pressure measurement technology and computational resources at the time of its development, and to an ineffective framework for the cooperation between wind and structural engineers. As a result, independent estimates of wind forces on major tall buildings performed in the early 2000s by prominent wind engineering laboratories were found to differ from each other by over 40 %. This finding, and similar findings reported in the literature, prompted intense research efforts that, along with the development of the pressure scanner, led to major advances in the state of the art. However, these advances have not yet been integrated effectively into design practice"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Wind-pressure.
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Buildings -- Aerodynamics.
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Wind resistant design.
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wind loads.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Civil -- General.
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Buildings -- Aerodynamics
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Wind-pressure
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Wind resistant design
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Yeo, DongHun, author.
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| LC no. |
2018040522 |
| ISBN |
9781119375906 |
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1119375908 |
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9781119375937 |
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1119375932 |
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9781119375890 |
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1119375894 |
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