… engineering structures. The wind load on structures can be systematised by means of the
wind load chain: wind climate (global), terrain (wind at low height), aerodynamic response (…

… only a small area of a structure and for only a few seconds. … structure during a high wind.
The damage is expressed in terms of the permanent plastic deformation and, hence, wind loads …

… The wind loads do not usually play a major role in the structural design of ships and offshore
structures. The magnitude of the mean static forces and the moments caused by the wind …

… the gradient wind. The use of shape and pressure coefficients to derive wind loadings on
struc… Distinctions are drawn between the overall wind loading on a structure and the load on …

… engineering structures must be able to withstand external loads imposed by nature, such as
… of-the-art of Computational Wind Engineering (CWE) as it relates to wind load evaluation on …

… As an illustrative example, the wind loads which might arise on a flexible … wind loads owing
to differences in the local ground roughness and the dynamic characteristics of the structure. …

… Theoretical study on equivalent static wind loads of tall buildings and structures are then …
for wind response and equivalent static wind load of complicated tall buildings and structures …

… wind loads for main resisting systems. One is tbr the horizontal along-wind load and the other
for the roof wind load. … ent accuracy and complexity in wind load estimations, are prepared. …

… wind load parameters based on more recent research and a Delphi, and reassesses the wind
load … In the intervening time, our understanding of wind effects on structures and our ability …

… gusts, fluctuating pressures induced by the wake of the structure, and fluctuating forces
induced by the motion of the structure due to wind. Expressions for C dyn, m are given based on …