Wind Loading of Structures

by John D. Holmes, Seifu Bekele

Overview

Wind forces from extreme wind events are the dominant loading for many parts of the world, exacerbated by climate change and the continued construction of tall buildings and structures. This authoritative source, for practising and academic structural engineers and graduate students, ties the principles of wind loads on structures to the relevant aspects of meteorology, bluff-body aerodynamics, probability and statistics, and structural dynamics.

This new edition covers:

• Climate change effects on extreme winds – particularly those from tropical cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons
• Modelling of potential wind vulnerability and damage
• Developments in extreme value probability analysis of extreme wind speeds and directions
• Explanation of the difference between ‘return period’ and ‘average recurrence interval’, as well as ‘bootstrapping’ techniques for deriving confidence limits
• Wind over water, and profiles and turbulence in non-synoptic winds
• An expanded chapter on internal pressures produced by wind for various opening and permeability scenarios
• Aerodynamic shaping of high- and low-rise buildings
• Recent developments in five major wind codes and standards
• A new chapter on computational fluid dynamics (CFD), as applied to wind engineering
• A greatly expanded appendix providing the basic information on extreme wind climates for over 140 countries and territories
• Additional examples for many chapters in this book

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367620691
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	05/30/2022
Edition description:	4th ed.
Pages:	638
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr John Holmes has over forty years of experience in wind engineering and has authored over 500 journal and conference papers.

Dr Seifu Bekele has twenty-five years of experience in wind engineering and related fields. His extensive consulting practice specialises in computational techniques.

Table of Contents

1 The nature of windstorms and wind-induced damage 2 Prediction of design wind speeds and structural safety 3 Strong wind characteristics and turbulence 4 Basic bluff-body aerodynamics 5 Resonant dynamic response and effective static load distributions 6 Internal pressures 7 Laboratory simulation of strong winds and wind loads 8 Low-rise buildings 9 Tall buildings 10 Large roofs and sports stadiums 11 Towers, chimneys and masts 12 Bridges 13 Transmission lines 14 Other structures 15 Wind-loading codes and standards 16 Application of computational fluid dynamics to wind loading

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

'A fine text for a wind engineering course and a useful reference for the practising wind engineer… a must have for any wind engineer’s library.'

- The Wind Engineer

Editorial Reviews

"This updated edition presents in a systematic and clear way the modern scientific knowledge and methods for wind loads, discusses wind engineering topics, addresses design issues and offers ample guidance for the effective treatment of wind load design. Overall, the book provides comprehensive guidance for practising structural engineers, in particular those designing structures where the design is dominated by wind-engineering considerations, as well as for students and researchers working with analogous wind-engineering themes in advanced university courses and research."
—Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers

"The book gives a detailed, fundamental analysis of wind loading of structures and structural response. It clearly describes the mechanics of wind loading (including the types of windstorms) and the static and dynamic response of structures. This enables the designer to understand the process and makes it a useful design tool. With the application of the range of standards, it has worldwide application."
— Dr John Ginger, Cyclone Testing Station, James Cook University

"Holmes is an active and well-respected consultant in the field, and it is obvious that his book was written to fill the huge niche needed to treat real-world problems with wind loading on structures. For this reason it is also the first book I recommend to the many customers I have who—as practicing structural engineers not wind engineers—are in need of a comprehensive yet understandable reference text."
— Daryl Boggs, CPP, Inc.

" … provides in-depth information, and work examples where appropriate, on subjects of special interest, including internal pressure, wind-borne debris and associated damages, wind load effects on special and unusual structures, application of effective static wind load distribution, and comparison of advanced wind loading codes and standards. A unique feature of this book is that it is one of the very few books on wind engineering, if not the only book, that has undergone 2 extensive revisions, first in 2007 and then in 2014, to bring the content up to date with latest advances in knowledge. Furthermore, each chapter contains an exhaustive list of references, including the most recent publications, which is an extremely useful source of information for researchers and practitioners alike. … is an excellent book on wind loading of structures. I highly recommend this book by Dr John Holmes for use in graduate and senior undergraduates studies, structural engineering design against wind actions, and other design professional practices."
— Kenny Kwok, University of Western Sydney

"The book presents a complete and deep overview of the most important aspects of wind loading. It is easily read by people with a variety of engineering or technical backgrounds. Each chapter describes the state of the art and lists foundational and actual references."
— Ana Scarabino, Universidad Nacional de La Plata

"… a comprehensive and concise textbook for wind engineers … an excellent reference and textbook for graduate students, researchers and professionals."
— Guoqing Huang, Southwest Jiaotong University

"… a book with structure and martial suitable for wind engineering course text book as well as for professionals. The area of wind engineering covered and practical examples presented makes wind engineering principles to be easily understood by structural engineers."
— Seifu Bekele, Global Wind Technology Services (GWTS)

Praise for the second edition:
Wind Loading of Structures is a fine text for a wind engineering course and a useful reference for the practising wind engineer…. A must have for any wind engineer's library.
— Leighton Cochran, Past President, American Association for Wind Engineering

"The book provides comprehensive guidance for practising structural engineers … as well as for students and researchers working with analogous wind-engineering themes in advanced university courses and research."
—Charalampos Baniotopoulos, Structures and Buildings

From the Publisher