Wind and the Built Environment

Wind and the Built Environment
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 145
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ISBN-10 : 9780309044493
ISBN-13 : 0309044499
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Book Synopsis Wind and the Built Environment by : National Research Council

Download or read book Wind and the Built Environment written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1993-02-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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