Wind Loading of Structures (Hardcover, 4 ed)

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 Appendices: A: Terminology B: List of symbols C: Probability distributions relevant to wind engineering D: Extreme wind climates - A world survey E: Some approximate formulas for structural natural frequencies F: Computational wind engineering