Wind and the built environment : U.S. needs in wind engineering and hazard mitigation /

Wind and the built environment : U.S. needs in wind engineering and hazard mitigation /

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Corporate author / creator:	National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on the Assessment of Wind Engineering Issues in the United States
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1993.
Description:	xiii, 130 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	OCLC Upload
Subject:	Wind-pressure Winds -- United States. Buildings -- Aerodynamics Buildings -- Natural disaster effects Wind-pressure. Wind resistant design. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1467160

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Other title:	Wind engineering and hazard mitigation.
Other authors / contributors:	Robertson, Leslie E. National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Natural Disasters
ISBN:	0309044499
Notes:	Panel chairman: Leslie E. Robertson. Bibliography: p. 114-128.

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Summary:	This book assesses wind engineering research studies in the past two decades to identify an interdisciplinary research agenda and delineate an action plan for evaluation of critical wind engineering efforts.<br>It promotes the interdisciplinary approach to achieve collaborative research, assesses the feasibility of formalizing undergraduate wind engineering curricula, and assesses international wind engineering research activities and transfer approaches for U.S. applications.
Item Description:	Panel chairman: Leslie E. Robertson.
Physical Description:	xiii, 130 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Bibliography:	Bibliography: p. 114-128.
ISBN:	0309044499