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ASCE 9780784411797 2011

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Urban Aerodynamics

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ASCE 2011 70
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This report introduces the basic tools and technology used by engineers to determine the effects of wind on city streets and structures.

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PDF Pages PDF Title
1 Cover
6 CONTENTS
8 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
9 Objectives of this Booklet
Scope
Elements of Urban Aerodynamics
Wind Engineering in Urban Aerodynamics
10 Tools and Techniques
Selected Bibliography
12 CHAPTER 2 ELEMENTS OF URBAN AERODYNAMICS
Historic Consideration of Wind in Urban Planning
13 Influence of Industrial Revolution on Town Planning
Contemporary Consideration of Wind in Urban Environments
Pedestrian Level Winds
15 Summer Breeze Penetration and Urban Heat Islands
16 Natural Ventilation for Sustainable Urban Development
22 CHAPTER 3 ENGINEERING IN URBAN AERODYNAMICS
Urban Hurricane and Tornado Shelters
23 Pedestrian Level Winds
24 Urban Design for Breeze Penetration
Winter Wind Shielding
25 Natural Ventilation of High-rise Office Buildings
26 Natural Ventilation of Low-rise Buildings
27 Human Thermal Comfort in Naturally Ventilated Spaces
28 Backup for Wind-Driven Naturally Ventilated Spaces
Dispersion of Urban Airborne Pollutants
29 Dispersion Modeling in Boundary Layer Wind Tunnels
Dispersion Modeling with Computational Fluid Dynamics
30 Urban Wind Power
45 CHAPTER 4 TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
Flow Visualization
Quantifying Wind Effects
Boundary Layer Wind Tunnels
46 Wind Tunnel Measurements
47 Validation of Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Studies
Computational Fluid Dynamics
49 Field Studies
55 CHAPTER 5 CONCLUDING REMARKS
56 REFERENCES
63 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
70 INDEX
ASCE 9780784411797 2011
$33.04