Engineering Books: Design of Buildings for Wind

Design of Buildings for Wind

Emil Simiu

Preference :

For most common types of structures, standard provisions on wind loads are in principle adequate for design purposes. The ASCE 7-10 Standard, among other standards, has incorporated a great deal of wind engineering knowl- edge accumulated within the last half-century. However, because the Standard has been developed by successive accretions, not always smoothly, its previ- ous versions have been perceived by some practitioners as complicated and unwieldy. In an effort to respond to the demand for a clearer document, the ASCE 7-10 version of the Standard has been substantially expanded and revised. However, difficulties remain.

Content :

1 Overview
2 Asce 7-10 Wind Loading Provisions
3 Regular And Simplified Approach: Risk Category, Basic Wind Speed, Enclosure, Exposure, Topographic Factor
4 Regular Approach: Steps Common To All Buildings/other Structures (Mwfrs And C&c)
5 Regular Approach: Buildings, Parapets, Overhangs (‘‘directional’’ Procedure), Movers
6 Regular Approach: Low-rise Buildings, Parapets, Overhangs (‘‘envelope’’ Procedure), Mwfrs
7 Regular Approach: Structures Other Than Buildings, Mwfrs
8 Simplified Approach: Enclosed Simple Diaphragm Buildings, Parapets, Overhangs (Mwfrs)
9 Regular And Simplified Approaches: C&c
10 Atmospheric Circulations
11 The Atmospheric Boundary Layer
12 Extreme Wind Speeds And Wind-induced Effects
13 Bluff Body Aerodynamics Basics; Aerodynamic Testing
14 Structural Dynamics
15 Aeroelasticity
16 Structural Reliability Under Wind Loading
17 Loss Estimation
18 Rigid Buildings
19 Tall Buildings