TY - BOOK AU - Simiu,Emil AU - Miyata,Toshio TI - Design of buildings and bridges for wind: a practical guide for ASCE-7 standard users and designers of special structures SN - 0471657433 AV - TA654.5 .S54 2006 U1 - 624.175 22 PY - 2006///] CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - John Wiley KW - Wind-pressure KW - Buildings KW - Aerodynamics KW - Bridges KW - Wind resistant design N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Introduction --; 2; Wind engineering fundamentals --; 3; ASCE 7 standard provisions --; 4; Rigid and flexible buildings --; 5; Bridges N2 - "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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0643/2005021300-b.html ER -