Wind and the Built Environment

Wind and the Built Environment

U.S. Needs in Wind Engineering and Hazard Mitigation

  • Editor: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309044493
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309572750
  • Lugar de publicación:  Estados Unidos
  • Año de publicación digital: 1993
  • Mes: Enero
  • Páginas: 145
  • DDC: 607
  • Idioma: Ingles

This book assesses wind engineering research studies in the past two decades to identify an interdisciplinary research agenda and delineate an action plan for evaluation of critical wind engineering efforts.

It promotes the interdisciplinary approach to achieve collaborative research, assesses the feasibility of formalizing undergraduate wind engineering curricula, and assesses international wind engineering research activities and transfer approaches for U.S. applications.

  • Cover
  • Front Matter
  • Executive Summary
  • 1. Wind Hazards and Related Issues
  • 2. The Nature of Wind
  • 3. Wind-Engineering Research Needs
  • 4. Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
  • 5. Education and Technology Transfer
  • 6. Cooperative Efforts
  • 7. Conclusions and Recommendations
  • References
  • Appendix

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