Design of Buildings and Bridges for Wind: A Practical Guide for ASCE-7 Standard Users and Designers of Special Structures

PREFACE. 1 INTRODUCTION. 2 WIND ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Windstorms. 2.3 Wind Micrometeorology. 2.4 Extreme Wind Speeds. 2.5 Aerodynamics and Wind Tunnel Testing. 2.6 Structural Dynamics. 2.7 Aeroelasticity. 2.8 Structural Reliability. References. 3 ASCE 7 STANDARD PROVISIONS. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Basic Material Common to Simplified and Analytical Procedures, I. 3.3 Basic Material Common to Simplified and Analytical Procedures, II. 3.4 Simplified Procedure. 3.5 Analytical Procedure. Appendix 3A: Main Changes and Additions in the ASCE 7-05 Standard and Commentary with Respect to ASCE 7-02. Appendix 3B: Examples of Provisions in the ASCE 7-05 Standard Whose Improvement Should Be Considered. 4 RIGID AND FLEXIBLE BUILDINGS. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Rigid Buildings. 4.3 Flexible Buildings. Appendix 4A: Preliminary Estimates of Flexible Building Response. References. 5 BRIDGES. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Wind Effects on Bridges: Basic Fluid Mechanics and Aeroelastic Forces and Motions. 5.3 Bridge Design: Specifications, Design Data, and Case Studies. Appendix 5A: Wind-Resistant Design Standard for the Honshu-Shikoku Bridges (2001). Appendix 5B: Three-Dimensional Flutter Analysis: Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors. Appendix 5C: Flutter Velocity and Buffeting Response. References. INDEX.