Urban aerodynamics : wind engineering for urban planners and designers / / prepared by the Task Committee on Urban Aerodynamics of the Technical Council on Wind Engineering of the American Society of Civil Engineers

• Pubblicazione: Reston, VA, : American Society of Civil Engineers, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (70 p.)
• Disciplina: 624.1/75
• Soggetto topico: Wind-pressure; Tall buildings - Aerodynamics; Structural engineering; Urban climatology
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Elements of Urban Aerodynamics; Chapter 3 Wind Engineering in Urban Aerodynamics; Chapter 4 Tools and Techniques; Chapter 5 Concluding Remarks
• Sommario/riassunto: Prepared by the Task Committee on Urban Aerodynamics of the Environmental Wind Engineering Committee of the Technical Council on Wind Engineering of ASCE. Urban Aerodynamics: Wind Engineering for Urban Planners and Designers introduces the basic tools and technology used by engineers to determine the effects of wind on city streets and structures. Familiarity with the fundamentals of urban aerodynamics offers many advantages to city planners and urban designers, most especially the opportunity to incorporate quantitative techniques into the design and development process. This volume traces the historical development of wind engineering techniques leading up to today's use of boundary layer wind tunnel studies and computational fluid dynamics assessments. Examples show the application of wind engineering to address urban issues such as pedestrian-level wind control, design for hurricane shelter, urban summer breeze penetration, winter wind shielding, the natural ventilation of buildings, and dispersion of airborne pollutants. Current tools and techniques for both qualitative and quantitative assessment of urban wind effects are reviewed, and an extensive list of references is included. This book is a compact essential reference for city planners, urban designers, and architects, as well as structural and wind engineers.
• Titolo autorizzato: Urban aerodynamics
• ISBN: 0-7844-7636-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911007096103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II