John D. Holmes ... 450 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 3rd edition (January, 2015) - Language: English - ISBN-10: 1482229196 - ISBN-13: 978-1482229196.
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.