04787nam 2200613 a 450 991045596500332120200520144314.01-280-20394-397866102039490-309-57275-40-585-02881-8(CKB)111000211177042(EBL)3376489(SSID)ssj0000272226(PQKBManifestationID)11207177(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000272226(PQKBWorkID)10304375(PQKB)11766756(MiAaPQ)EBC3376489(Au-PeEL)EBL3376489(CaPaEBR)ebr10056762(OCoLC)923264187(EXLCZ)9911100021117704219930311d1993 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWind and the built environment[electronic resource] U.S. needs in wind engineering and hazard mitigationWashington, D.C. National Academy Press19931 online resource (144 p.)"Panel on the Assessment of Wind Engineering Issues in the United States, Committee on Natural Disasters, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council."0-309-04449-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 114-128).""WIND AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT""; ""Copyright""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Acronym List""; ""Executive Summary""; ""RECOMMENDATION""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""WIND LOSSES: A PERSPECTIVE""; ""LOOKING AHEAD""; ""CREATING A NATIONAL WIND SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROGRAM""; ""1 Wind Hazards and Related Issues""; ""THE POWER OF WIND""; ""WIND ENGINEERING""; ""THE CRITICAL ROLE OF STRUCTURES""; ""WIND-INDUCED LOSSES: VICTIMS AND COSTS""; ""WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD?""; ""THE CRITICAL ROLE OF DESIGN STANDARDS, CODES, CODE ENFORCEMENT, AND PLANNING REGULATIONS""""STRATEGIES AND INCENTIVES""""2 The Nature of Wind""; ""A WIND PRIMER""; ""The Near-Surface Wind""; ""The Wind Climatology of the United States""; ""Thunderstorms""; ""Outflows""; ""Downbursts and Microbursts""; ""Tornadoes""; ""Extratropical Cyclones""; ""Tropical Cyclones""; ""IMPROVING THE WIND CLIMATOLOGY OF THE UNITED STATES""; ""EXPANDING THE WIND-ENGINEERING DATA BASE""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""Measurements of Extreme Wind Speeds""; ""Extreme Wind Climatology""; ""3 Wind-Engineering Research Needs""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""RESEARCH METHODOLOGY""; ""Physical Modeling""""Numerical Modeling""""Field Measurements""; ""Innovative Experimental Approaches""; ""Structural Safety and Reliability""; ""Damage Investigations""; ""SEVERE WIND FORCES""; ""Low Buildings""; ""Flexible Structures""; ""Damping and Structure Control""; ""Bridges""; ""Motion Perception""; ""Offshore Winds and Their Effects""; ""Fatigue Problems""; ""CODES AND STANDARDS""; ""RETROFIT REROOFING""; ""ADDITIONAL RESEARCH TOPICS""; ""Wind Flow in the Urban Environment""; ""Pollutant Dispersion""; ""Ventilation""; ""Wind Energy""; ""Soil Erosion""; ""Modeling of Iceberg Movement and Oil Spills""""RECOMMENDATIONS""""4 Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery""; ""MITIGATION MEASURES""; ""Codes and Code Enforcement""; ""Land Use Management""; ""EMERGENCY PLANNING AND RESPONSE FOR DISASTERS""; ""Structure of U.S. Emergency Planning and Disaster Management""; ""The Extensiveness of Local Community Emergency Preparedness""; ""Significant Improvement""; ""Some Continuing Weaknesses in Community Preparedness Planning""; ""Specific Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning for Wind Hazards""; ""Pre-Impact Activities""; ""Postimpact Response Activities""""PLANNING FOR RECOVERY AND FUTURE MITIGATION""""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""General Issues Regarding Future Research""; ""Specific Research Needs""; ""5 Education and Technology Transfer""; ""EDUCATION AND TRAINING""; ""TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER""; ""POTENTIAL IMPACT OF COMPUTERS""; ""Knowledge-Based Expert Systems""; ""Extreme Winds: Analysis and Prediction""; ""Wind-Loading Assistant""; ""Risk and Damage Assessment""; ""Design""; ""Monitoring and Control""; ""Urban Planning""; ""Decision Making for Hurricane Response""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""6 Cooperative Efforts""; ""INTRODUCTION""""INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA COOPERATION""Wind resistant designUnited StatesWind-pressureElectronic books.Wind resistant designWind-pressure.624.1/76MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455965003321Wind and the built environment2087798UNINA