NIST advances in computer-aided and computational methods in wind engineering

D. Yeo, F. Lombardo, D. Banerjee, E. Letvin, F. A. Potra, E. Simiu, M. Levitan

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Abstract

The paper summarizes recent research and development of computer-aided and computational methods in wind engineering at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Specific topics to be covered include: 1. Time-domain database-assisted design of tall, flexible structures excited by turbulent winds inducing dynamic structural responses. 2. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) estimates of aerodynamic pressure on low-rise buildings with geometrical dimensions comparable to the acrosswind integral turbulence length scale. 3. Development of synthetic directional wind speed databases covering on the order of 10,000 years, from measured wind speeds over periods of approximately 30 years. 4. Probability distributions of hurricane wind speeds, Gulf and Atlantic coasts. 5. Extreme wind speeds in non-hurricane prone conterminous United States. 6. Estimates of hurricane-borne missile speeds. 7. Disaster and Failure Events Repository - a new research tool for archival and analysis of post-disaster information and data.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAdvances in Hurricane Engineering
Subtitle of host publicationLearning from Our Past - Proceedings of the 2012 ATC and SEI Conference on Advances in Hurricane Engineering
Pages1171-1182
Number of pages12
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event2012 ATC and SEI Conference on Advances in Hurricane Engineering: Learning from Our Past - Miami, FL, United States
Duration: Oct 24 2012Oct 26 2012

Publication series

NameAdvances in Hurricane Engineering: Learning from Our Past - Proceedings of the 2012 ATC and SEI Conference on Advances in Hurricane Engineering

Other

Other2012 ATC and SEI Conference on Advances in Hurricane Engineering: Learning from Our Past
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMiami, FL
Period10/24/1210/26/12

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Environmental Engineering

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