Wind Loads: Guide to the Wind Load Provisions of ASCE 7-05 - Softcover

Kishor C. Mehta And William L. Colbourne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0784408580 ISBN 13: 9780784408582

Publisher: ASCE Press (American Society of Civil Engineeers, 2010

Synopsis

Wind Loads: Guide to the Use of the Wind Load Provisions of ASCE 7-05 focuses on the wind load provisions as they affect the planning, design, and construction of buildings for residential and commercial purposes. This revised and updated guide provides users with an overview of the provisions and a detailed explanation of recommended design procedures. Users of this guide will benefit from the 13 worked examples and more than 30 frequently asked questions, grouped by topic. Wind Loads also addresses new provisions introduced in ASCE 7-05. This book is an essential reference for practicing structural engineers who design buildings and structures, as it offers the most authoritative and in-depth interpretation of the wind loads section of ASCE Standard 7-05.

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About the Author

Kishor C. Mehta, Ph.D., P.E., Distinguished Member of ASCE, Horn Professor of Civil Engineering, is the founder former Director of Wind Science and Engineering Research Center at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. He served as Chairman of the ASCE 7 Task Committee on Wind loads, which produced ASCE 7-88 and ASCE 7-95. He was lead author of the Guide to the Use of Wind Load Provisions of ASCE 7-95, ASCE 7-98 and ASCE 7-02. William L. Coulbourne, P.E., is the Director, Wind and Flood Hazard Mitigation for the Applied Technology Council with his office located in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. He is a member of the ASCE 7 Wind Load Task Committee and the ASCE 7 Main Committee.

Edition details

• Publisher: ASCE Press (American Society of Civil Engineeers
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0784408580
• ISBN 13: 9780784408582
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 163