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Titolo: | Wind and the built environment [[electronic resource] ] : U.S. needs in wind engineering and hazard mitigation |
Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1993 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (144 p.) |
Disciplina: | 624.1/76 |
Soggetto topico: | Wind resistant design - United States |
Wind-pressure | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | "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." |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 114-128). |
Nota di contenuto: | ""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"" | |
Titolo autorizzato: | Wind and the built environment |
ISBN: | 1-280-20394-3 |
9786610203949 | |
0-309-57275-4 | |
0-585-02881-8 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910455965003321 |
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