Wind effects on cable-supported bridges / / You-Lin Xu |
Autore | Xu You-Lin <1952-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Wiley, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (772 pages) : illustrations, charts |
Disciplina | 624.2/52 |
Soggetto topico |
Cable-stayed bridges
Wind-pressure |
ISBN |
1-118-18829-2
1-299-31590-9 1-118-18830-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Wind Effects on Cable-Supported Bridges; Contents; Foreword by Ahsan Kareem; Foreword by Hai-Fan Xiang; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Wind Storms and Cable-Supported Bridges; 1.1 Preview; 1.2 Basic Notions of Meteorology; 1.2.1 Global Wind Circulations; 1.2.2 Pressure Gradient Force; 1.2.3 Coriolis Force; 1.2.4 Geostrophic Wind; 1.2.5 Gradient Wind; 1.2.6 Frictional Effects; 1.3 Basic Types of Wind Storms; 1.3.1 Gales from Large Depressions; 1.3.2 Monsoons; 1.3.3 Tropical Cyclones (Hurricanes or Typhoons); 1.3.4 Thunderstorms; 1.3.5 Downbursts; 1.3.6 Tornadoes; 1.3.7 Downslope Winds
1.4 Basic Types of Cable-Supported Bridges; 1.4.1 Main Features of Cable-Supported Bridges; 1.4.2 Suspension Bridges; 1.4.3 Cable-Stayed Bridges; 1.4.4 Hybrid Cable-Supported Bridges; 1.5 Wind Damage to Cable-Supported Bridges; 1.5.1 Suspension Bridges; 1.5.2 Cable-Stayed Bridges; 1.5.3 Stay Cables; 1.5.4 Road Vehicles Running on Bridge; 1.6 History of Bridge Aerodynamics; 1.7 Organization of this Book; 1.8 Notations; References; 2 Wind Characteristics in Atmospheric Boundary Layer; 2.1 Preview; 2.2 TurbulentWinds in Atmospheric Boundary Layer; 2.3 Mean Wind Speed Profiles 2.3.1 The "Logarithmic Law"; 2.3.2 The "Power Law"; 2.3.3 Mean Wind Speed Profile Over Ocean; 2.3.4 Mean Wind Speed Profile in Tropical Cyclone; 2.4 Wind Turbulence; 2.4.1 Standard Deviations; 2.4.2 Turbulence Intensities; 2.4.3 Time Scales and Integral Length Scales; 2.4.4 Probability Density Functions; 2.4.5 Power Spectral Density Functions; 2.4.6 Covariance and Correlation; 2.4.7 Cross-Spectrum and Coherence; 2.4.8 Gust Wind Speed and Gust Factor; 2.5 Terrain and Topographic Effects; 2.5.1 Change of Surface Roughness; 2.5.2 Amplification of Wind by Hills 2.5.3 Amplification Factor and Speed-up Ratio; 2.5.4 Funneling Effect; 2.6 Design Wind Speeds; 2.6.1 Exceedance Probability and Return Period; 2.6.2 Probability Distribution Function; 2.6.3 Generalized Extreme Value Distribution; 2.6.4 Extreme Wind Estimation by the Gumbel Distribution; 2.6.5 Extreme Wind Estimation by the Method of Moments; 2.6.6 Design Lifespan and Risk; 2.6.7 Parent Wind Distribution; 2.7 Directional Preference of High Winds; 2.8 Case Study: Tsing Ma Bridge Site; 2.8.1 Anemometers in WASHMS; 2.8.2 Typhoon Wind Characteristics 2.8.3 Monsoon Wind and Joint Probability Density Function; 2.9 Notations; References; 3 Mean Wind Load and Aerostatic Instability; 3.1 Preview; 3.2 Mean Wind Load and Force Coefficients; 3.2.1 Bernoulli's Equation and Wind Pressure; 3.2.2 Mean Wind Load; 3.2.3 Wind Force Coefficients; 3.3 Torsional Divergence; 3.4 3-D Aerostatic Instability Analysis; 3.5 Finite Element Modeling of Long-Span Cable-Supported Bridges; 3.5.1 Theoretical Background; 3.5.2 Spine Beam Model; 3.5.3 Multi-Scale Model; 3.5.4 Modeling of Cables; 3.6 Mean Wind Response Analysis; 3.6.1 Determination of Reference Position; 3.6.2 Mean Wind Response Analysis |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139057603321 |
Xu You-Lin <1952-> | ||
Singapore : , : Wiley, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Wind effects on cable-supported bridges / / You-Lin Xu |
Autore | Xu You-Lin <1952-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Wiley, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (772 pages) : illustrations, charts |
Disciplina | 624.2/52 |
Soggetto topico |
Cable-stayed bridges
Wind-pressure |
ISBN |
1-118-18829-2
1-299-31590-9 1-118-18830-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Wind Effects on Cable-Supported Bridges; Contents; Foreword by Ahsan Kareem; Foreword by Hai-Fan Xiang; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Wind Storms and Cable-Supported Bridges; 1.1 Preview; 1.2 Basic Notions of Meteorology; 1.2.1 Global Wind Circulations; 1.2.2 Pressure Gradient Force; 1.2.3 Coriolis Force; 1.2.4 Geostrophic Wind; 1.2.5 Gradient Wind; 1.2.6 Frictional Effects; 1.3 Basic Types of Wind Storms; 1.3.1 Gales from Large Depressions; 1.3.2 Monsoons; 1.3.3 Tropical Cyclones (Hurricanes or Typhoons); 1.3.4 Thunderstorms; 1.3.5 Downbursts; 1.3.6 Tornadoes; 1.3.7 Downslope Winds
1.4 Basic Types of Cable-Supported Bridges; 1.4.1 Main Features of Cable-Supported Bridges; 1.4.2 Suspension Bridges; 1.4.3 Cable-Stayed Bridges; 1.4.4 Hybrid Cable-Supported Bridges; 1.5 Wind Damage to Cable-Supported Bridges; 1.5.1 Suspension Bridges; 1.5.2 Cable-Stayed Bridges; 1.5.3 Stay Cables; 1.5.4 Road Vehicles Running on Bridge; 1.6 History of Bridge Aerodynamics; 1.7 Organization of this Book; 1.8 Notations; References; 2 Wind Characteristics in Atmospheric Boundary Layer; 2.1 Preview; 2.2 TurbulentWinds in Atmospheric Boundary Layer; 2.3 Mean Wind Speed Profiles 2.3.1 The "Logarithmic Law"; 2.3.2 The "Power Law"; 2.3.3 Mean Wind Speed Profile Over Ocean; 2.3.4 Mean Wind Speed Profile in Tropical Cyclone; 2.4 Wind Turbulence; 2.4.1 Standard Deviations; 2.4.2 Turbulence Intensities; 2.4.3 Time Scales and Integral Length Scales; 2.4.4 Probability Density Functions; 2.4.5 Power Spectral Density Functions; 2.4.6 Covariance and Correlation; 2.4.7 Cross-Spectrum and Coherence; 2.4.8 Gust Wind Speed and Gust Factor; 2.5 Terrain and Topographic Effects; 2.5.1 Change of Surface Roughness; 2.5.2 Amplification of Wind by Hills 2.5.3 Amplification Factor and Speed-up Ratio; 2.5.4 Funneling Effect; 2.6 Design Wind Speeds; 2.6.1 Exceedance Probability and Return Period; 2.6.2 Probability Distribution Function; 2.6.3 Generalized Extreme Value Distribution; 2.6.4 Extreme Wind Estimation by the Gumbel Distribution; 2.6.5 Extreme Wind Estimation by the Method of Moments; 2.6.6 Design Lifespan and Risk; 2.6.7 Parent Wind Distribution; 2.7 Directional Preference of High Winds; 2.8 Case Study: Tsing Ma Bridge Site; 2.8.1 Anemometers in WASHMS; 2.8.2 Typhoon Wind Characteristics 2.8.3 Monsoon Wind and Joint Probability Density Function; 2.9 Notations; References; 3 Mean Wind Load and Aerostatic Instability; 3.1 Preview; 3.2 Mean Wind Load and Force Coefficients; 3.2.1 Bernoulli's Equation and Wind Pressure; 3.2.2 Mean Wind Load; 3.2.3 Wind Force Coefficients; 3.3 Torsional Divergence; 3.4 3-D Aerostatic Instability Analysis; 3.5 Finite Element Modeling of Long-Span Cable-Supported Bridges; 3.5.1 Theoretical Background; 3.5.2 Spine Beam Model; 3.5.3 Multi-Scale Model; 3.5.4 Modeling of Cables; 3.6 Mean Wind Response Analysis; 3.6.1 Determination of Reference Position; 3.6.2 Mean Wind Response Analysis |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812837103321 |
Xu You-Lin <1952-> | ||
Singapore : , : Wiley, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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