Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides comprehensive treatment of wind effects on structures. It starts with the load chain, then moves on to meteorological considerations, atmospheric boundary layer, static wind load, dynamic wind load and scaling laws used in wind-tunnel tests. Includes the latest information on the Euronorms: Eurocode 1, Actions on Structures.
Table of ContentsPreface ix
Symbols xi
1 Introduction 1
2 Wind Climate 5
3 The Atmospheric Boundary Layer – Natural Wind 19
4 Static Wind Load 49
5 Along-wind Response, SDOF Structures 75
6 The Along-wind Response of Bluff Bodies 79
7 Cross-wind vibrations Induced by Vortex Shedding 109
8 Wind Load on Bridges 143
9 Galloping 173
10 Wind-tunnel Testing 177
Appendix A Random Variables and Stochastic Processes 191
Appendix B Calculation of Multiple Integrals 207
Appendix C Vibrations of Linear Structures 211
Appendix D Solving Flutter Equations 217
References 221
Index 227
