Wind Science and Engineering: Origins, Developments, Fundamentals and Advancements - Rilegato

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Solari, Giovanni

 
9783030188146: Wind Science and Engineering: Origins, Developments, Fundamentals and Advancements
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ISBN 10: 3030188140 ISBN 13: 9783030188146
Casa editrice: Springer Nature, 2019

Sinossi

This book provides an essential overview of wind science and engineering, taking readers on a journey through the origins, developments, fundamentals, recent advancements and latest trends in this broad field. Along the way, it addresses a diverse range of topics, including: atmospheric physics; meteorology; micrometeorology; climatology; the aerodynamics of buildings, aircraft, sailing boats, road vehicles and trains; wind energy; atmospheric pollution; soil erosion; snow drift, windbreaks and crops; bioclimatic city-planning and architecture; wind actions and effects on structures; and wind hazards, vulnerability and risk. In order to provide a comprehensive overview of wind and its manifold effects, the book combines scientific, descriptive and narrative chapters.
The book is chiefly intended for students and lecturers, for those who want to learn about the genesis and evolution of this topic, and for the multitude of scholars whose work involves the wind.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Giovanni Solari is professor of Structural and Wind Engineering at University of Genoa, Italy, where he also served as director of the Wind Tunnel Laboratory. He was president of the International Association for Wind Engineering (IAWE) from 2003 to 2007, and starting from 2020 he will be serving as president of the Italian Institute of Welding.


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This book provides an essential overview of wind science and engineering, taking readers on a journey through the origins, developments, fundamentals, recent advancements and latest trends in this broad field. Along the way, it addresses a diverse range of topics, including: atmospheric physics; meteorology; micrometeorology; climatology; the aerodynamics of buildings, aircraft, sailing boats, road vehicles and trains; wind energy; atmospheric pollution; soil erosion; snow drift, windbreaks and crops; bioclimatic city-planning and architecture; wind actions and effects on structures; and wind hazards, vulnerability and risk. In order to provide a comprehensive overview of wind and its manifold effects, the book combines scientific, descriptive and narrative chapters.
The book is chiefly intended for students and lecturers, for those who want to learn about the genesis and evolution of this topic, and for the multitude of scholars whose work involves the wind.

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Editore
Springer Nature
Data di pubblicazione
2019
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
3030188140
ISBN 13 
9783030188146
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Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
944
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9783030188177: Wind Science and Engineering: Origins, Developments, Fundamentals and Advancements

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ISBN 10:  3030188175 ISBN 13:  9783030188177
Casa editrice: Springer-Verlag GmbH, 2020
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