Wind engineering: a handbook for structural engineers

(224 pages) structural engineering. wind loads. Wind-pressure. Structural engineering. Buildings--Aerodynamics. Wind-pressure. 1st edition. Made available through: Safari, an O'Reilly Media Company. Wind - a powerful and often destructive force, which can instantly and profoundly alter the skyline or the shoreline of our communities. Structural engineers must be aware of its effects when designing buildings that have to weather its force. This volume provides wind engineering information that will lead to the proper understanding of present and future building codes dealing with wind loads, and proper practices of modern structural engineering. English Wind ? a powerful and often destructive force, which can instantly and profoundly alter the skyline or the shoreline of our communities. Structural engineers must be aware of its effects when designing buildings that have to weather its force. This volume provides wind engineering information that will lead to the proper understanding of present and future building codes dealing with wind loads, and proper practices of modern structural engineering.…