Professional development program: Wind forces - Softcover

Delbert B Ward

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0941575292 ISBN 13: 9780941575294

Publisher: National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, 1998

Synopsis

This monograph aims at expanding the architect's understanding of wind forces as they apply to buildings so that professional services can be rendered by and for the design team with the requisite accountability. The sequence of discussions in this monograph aims first at introducing fundamental concepts as well as associated vocabulary and definitions. Step by step, a technical basis is developed which allows examination of building behavior when subjected to wind. Once these concepts are treated, structural aspects of building behavior will follow. Structural behavior is explained both in terms of structural concepts and the forces induced by wind which must be resisted. Next, construction practices, as established by building codes and standards, will be discussed. Finally and most importantly, construction practices applicable for new and retrofitted existing buildings will be considered, since these respond to the practical need of architects.

Edition details

• Publisher: National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0941575292
• ISBN 13: 9780941575294
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 111