Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Denoon, Roy.
2. Scott, David (Structural engineer)
3. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Wind Engineering Working Group.

Description

1. 47 pages : color illustrations; 28 cm

Subject

1. Tall buildings > Aerodynamics
2. Tall buildings > Design and construction
3. Wind tunnel testing
4. Structural analysis (Engineering)

Contents

1. 1. Introduction -- Basis of Design -- Wind Climate -- 2. Nature of Wind Effects -- Planetary Boundary Layer and Wind Turbulence -- Mean and Fluctuating Loads -- Along-wind, Crosswind, and Torsional Loading -- Background and Resonant Loads -- Serviceability Accelerations -- Vortex Excitation -- Aerodynamic Damping and Galloping -- Cladding Loads -- Reynolds Number Effects -- 3. Wind Tunnel Testing Methods -- Simulation of the Natural Wind at Small Scale -- Test Methods to Determine Wind Loads on the Structural System -- Aeroelastic Model Testing -- Test Methods to Determine Cladding Loads -- Other Types of Wind Related Studies -- 4. Prediction of Load Effects for Strength Design and Serviceability -- Structural Properties of the Building -- Load Effects -- Non-Directional Method -- Sector Velocity Method -- Extreme Load Effect Method -- Upcrossing Methods -- 5. Format for Comparing Wind Tunnel Results -- Types of Comparison -- Wind Climate Models, Velocity Profiles, and Turbulence -- Aerodynamic Data -- Predicted Building Response Variations -- Responses Versus Return Period -- Quality Assurance -- 6. Use of Wind Tunnel Results -- CTBUH Height Criteria -- 100 Tallest Buildings in the World -- CTBUH Organization and Members.

Owning institution

1. Columbia University Libraries

Note

1. "Council on Tall Buildings and Urban habitat."
2. "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--Title page verso.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.