ASCE 9780784411797 2011
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Urban Aerodynamics
Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
ASCE | 2011 | 70 |
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 |
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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 |