Simiu, Emil,

Design of buildings and bridges for wind : a practical guide for ASCE-7 standard users and designers of special structures / Emil Simiu, Toshio Miyata. - x, 308 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Wind engineering fundamentals -- ASCE 7 standard provisions -- Rigid and flexible buildings -- Bridges. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

"Design of Buildings and Bridges for Wind is a practical guide that uses physical and intuitive approaches, and practical examples, to demonstrate how to interpret and use provisions of the ASCE-7 Standard and design structures for strength and serviceability. Written by two of the world's foremost wind engineering experts, this unique text is written specifically for designers and structural engineers."--BOOK JACKET.

0471657433 9780471657439

2005021300


Wind-pressure
Buildings--Aerodynamics
Bridges--Aerodynamics
Wind resistant design

TA654.5 / .S54 2006

624.175