Wind and the Built Environment: U.S. Needs in Wind Engineering and Hazard Mitigation [Paperback]

Panel on the Assessment of Wind Engineering Issues in the United States (Author), Committee on Natural Disasters (Author), National Research Council (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0309044499 | ISBN-13: 978-0309044493 | Publication Date: January 1, 1993

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. 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.

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Book Description

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.
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.

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Panel on the Assessment of Wind Engineering Issues in the United States, Committee on Natural Disasters, National Research Council

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: National Academies Press (January 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0309044499
• ISBN-13: 978-0309044493
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,543,304 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)