Wind Loading of Structures, Third Edition

This latest edition fills an important gap as an information source for practicing and academic engineers alike, explaining the principles of wind loads on structures, including the relevant aspects of meteorology, bluff-body aerodynamics, probability and statistics, and structural dynamics. Among the unique features of the book are its broad view of the major international codes and standards, and information on the extreme wind climates of a large number of countries of the world. A Definitive Up-to-Date Reference Wind forces from various types of extreme wind events continue to generate ever-increasing damage to buildings and other structures. Wind Loading of Structures, Third Edition fills an important gap as an information source for practicing and academic engineers alike, explaining the principles of wind loads on structures, including the relevant aspects of meteorology, bluff-body aerodynamics, probability and statistics, and structural dynamics. Written in Line with International Standards Among the unique features of the book are its broad view of the major international codes and standards, and information on the extreme wind climates of a large number of countries of the world. It is directed towards practicing (particularly structural) engineers, and academics and graduate students. The main changes from the earlier editions are: Discussion of potential global warming effects on extreme events More discussion of tornados and tornado-generated damage A rational approach to gust durations for structural design Expanded considerations of wind-induced fatigue damage Consideration of aeolian vibrations of suspended transmission lines Expansion of the sections on the cross-wind response of tall slender structures Simplified approaches to wind loads on'porous'industrial, mining, and oil/gas structures A more general discussion of formats in wind codes and standards Not dedicated to a specific code or standard, Wind Loading of Structures, Third Edition highlights the general format and procedures related to all major codes and standards, addresses structures of various types, and presents you with topics not typically covered in traditional texts such as internal pressures, fatigue damage by wind forces, and equivalent static wind load distributions. "Preface to the third edition Since the publication of the second edition of Wind Loading of Structures, strong windstorms have continued to occur at frequent intervals across the world: Hurricane 'Sandy' (2012) on the east coast of the United States, and Typhoon 'Haiyan' in the Philippines (2014) are just two recent damaging examples. Whether there is an increase in the number and/or intensity of these events as a result of global warming is not yet established, but it is certain that the number of structures exposed to the loads imparted by strong winds has escalated, and there is a strong demand by structural engineers worldwide for guidance on practical methods for the design of wind actions, with the appropriate balance between safety and economy. In the same period, the largest structures have become even more wind sensitive. For example, the current world's tallest building (Burj Khalifa) is now nearly twice the height of the tallest building in 2007 (Taipei 101), requiring a large amount of wind engineering in the design process. In the last 7 years, there has also been an explosion in the number of research papers on the topic of wind loading of structures through reports, conference presentations and journal papers, so that it is now virtually impossible for even a specialist to keep up with the output. However, I have endeavoured to expand parts of the book with new information, when it is of practical value to practising engineers, or if it provides new understanding of the basic phenomena involved"-- Provided by publisher Features: Discusses potential global warming effects on extreme events ; Describes various types of extreme winds, including tornados and tornado-generated damage ; Presents a rational approach to gust durations for structural design ; Includes consideration of wind-induced fatigue damage ; A comprehensive coverage of internal pressures in buildings produced by wind ; Includes details of the equivalent static wind load approach to tall structures with dynamic response ; Gives a detailed coverage of the cross-wind response of tall slender structures ; Provides general discussion of format and contents of wind codes and standards, including ASCE 7, Eurocode 1 and AS/NZS 1170.2 ; Provides information on extreme wind speeds and design values for 84 countries and territories, that is not available anywhere else