TY - BOOK AU - Simiu, Emil AU - Scanlan, Robert H. TI - Wind Effects on Structures: Fundamentals and Applications to Design SN - 9780471121572 U1 - 624.176 PY - 1996/// CY - New York PB - John Wiley & Sons, Inc. KW - Civil Engineering N1 - T0023282 (Damage) Introduction Part - A: The Atmosphere Atmospheric Circulations The Atmospheric Boundary Layer Extreme Wind Climatology Part - B: Wind Loads and their Effects on Structures Chapter - 1: Fundamentals Bluff-Body Aerodynamics Structural Dynamics Aeroelastic Phenomena Wind Tunnels Wind Directionality Effects Chapter - 2: Applications to Design Building: Wind Loads, Structural Response, and Design of Cladding and Roofing Slender Towers and Stacks with Circular Cross Sections Hyperbolic Cooling Towers Trussed Frameworks and Plate Girders Suspended-Span Bridges, Tension Structures and Power Lines Offshore Structures Wind Induced Discomfort in and Around Buildings Tornado Effects Standard Provisions for Wind Loading Appendix - A1: Elements of Probability Theory and Applications Appendix - A2: Random Processes Appendix - A3: Elements of Structural Reliability Appendix - A4: Pressure Coefficients for Buildings and Structures ER -