Wind Loads on Structures

by Claës Dyrbye, Svend Ole Hansen

Overview

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. Provides a logical and comprehensive treatment of the basic principles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471956518
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	01/23/1997
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.77(w) x 9.78(h) x 0.81(d)

About the Author

Claës Dyrbye is the author of Wind Loads on Structures, published by Wiley.

Svend Ole Hansen is the author of Wind Loads on Structures, published by Wiley.

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

Editorial Reviews

Following an introduction to the wind load chain<-->wind climate (global wind), terrain (wind at low height), aerodynamic response (wind load to pressure), mechanical response (wind pressure to structural response) and design criteria<-->chapters discuss meteorological considerations, atmospheric boundary layer, static wind load, dynamic wind load and scaling laws used in wind-tunnel tests. The European Prestandard on Wind Actions, ENV 1991-2-4, is used as a code reference. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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