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Lawson, Tom.

Building aerodynamics [electronic resource] / Tom Lawson. - London : River Edge, NJ : Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co., ©2001. - 1 online resource (xvi, 286 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-280) and index.

The wind -- Flow around bluff bodies in turbulent flow -- Wind loading -- Wind environment -- Rain and snow -- Ventilation -- Fire -- Emissions from buildings -- Sailing -- Experimental methods -- Necessary statistics. 520 Publisher description.

Publisher description: Written to show practicing architects and engineers the information which wind engineers can present to ensure that the effects of wind are considered in the compromise which is building design.

ISBN: 9781860947537 1860947530 1281866725 9781281866721

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Buildings--Aerodynamics.
Wind-pressure.
Constructions--Aérodynamique.
Pression du vent.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Structural.
Buildings--Aerodynamics.
Wind-pressure.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: TH891 / .L39 2001eb

Dewey Class. No.: 624.175