Building Aerodynamics
Written specifically for practicing Architects and Engineers, as well as students, this thorough guide explains topics such as wind, wind environments, ventilation, fire, and sailing, and the relevant expressions they present.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Building Aerodynamics
Summaries
The introductions to each Chapter are of interest to all readers who want a minimum acquaintance with the involvement of wind with the subject matter of the Chapter
To allow this book to be used as a reference book, the contents of each chapter are summarised separately for the architect and for the relevant engineer. For example, the relevant engineer for the chapter on Fire matters will be the Fire Engineer. Obviously everyone can read all the book, but the important parts for the particular reader will be highlighted in these Summaries.
S.1 The Wind.
S.1.1 To the Architect.
This is generally an introduction to the generation of the wind and is, or may be, of interest but is not essential.
S.1.2 To the Engineer.
Likewise it is mostly background reading.
However the description of the Van der Hoven spectrum in Section 1.3.3 is of importance in understanding the split in values of wind speed between the data supplied by the Meteorologist and the Wind Tunnel Engineer.
Section 1.5 summarises the needs of the Engineer, in particular Section 1.5.2 on the Reference Wind Speed, and Section 1.5.3 justifying the use of strong wind data in wind tunnel studies.
S.2 Flow around Bluff Bodies in Turbulent Flow.
S.2.1 The Architect.
Section 2.2 will be of interest if the Architect wants to understand the reason behind the General Points and Pitfalls in Section 4.2.
S.2.2 The Engineer.
This is general reading for all engineers and lays the background for much detail work...
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