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This 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 Contents

Preface 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

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 11 December 1996
      ISBN-13 9780471956518
      978-0471956518
      ISBN-10 0471956511
      Also in:
      Civil engineering, surveying and building

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This 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 Contents

      Preface 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

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