Abstract: The wind load provisions of ANSI A58.1, published in 1982, contain the latest available pertinent data and technical knowledge. Summary of changes from the previous standard and background material for wind speed map, ...

Abstract: Earth sheltered housing is a viable means of achieving superior energy performance, lower maintenance cost, and protection from extreme weather. Despite demonstrated potential for large‐scale acceptance in the housing ...

Abstract: Large-amplitude vibrations are known to occur in the main stays of cable-stayed bridges in the presence of rain and wind. Although this problem first surfaced in many bridges around the world in the mid-1980s, it was not ...

Abstract: A single-degree-of-freedom mathematical model for describing vortex-induced response of a structure at “lock-in” includes certain aeroelastic parameters that need to be extracted from wind tunnel tests. The methods available ...