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Book Sun  Wind  and Light  Architectural Design Strategies

Download or read book Sun Wind and Light Architectural Design Strategies written by Mark DeKay and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-02-03 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An updated guide to designing buildings that heat with the sun, cool with the wind, and light with the sky. This fully updated Third Edition covers principles of designing buildings that use the sun for heating, wind for cooling, and daylight for natural lighting. Using hundreds of illustrations, this book offers practical strategies that give the designer the tools they need to make energy efficient buildings. Hundreds of illustrations and practical strategies give the designer the tools they need to make energy efficient buildings. Organized to quickly guide the designer in making buildings respond to the sun, wind and light.

Book Design of Buildings and Bridges for Wind

Download or read book Design of Buildings and Bridges for Wind written by Emil Simiu and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2006-03-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design of Buildings and Bridges for Wind is a practical guide that uses physical and intuitive approaches, and practical examples, to demonstrate how to interpret and use provisions of the ASCE-7 Standard and design structures for strength and serviceability. Written by two of the world's foremost wind engineering experts, this unique text is written specifically for designers and structural engineers. Covering routine buildings, tall buildings, and bridges, Design of Buildings and Bridges for Wind contains a wealth of step-by-step numerical examples to assist structural engineers in understanding and using the elements of wind and structural engineering required for design. This hands-on guide features: * Information on how to determine design wind loads and wind effects for both routine and special structures * Information allowing structural engineers to effectively scrutinize estimates of wind effects submitted by wind engineering consultants * Clear, transparent procedures for developing estimates of wind effects based on aerodynamic data supplied in electronic form by wind tunnel operators * Access to wind speed databases and software for determining wind effects on rigid and flexible structures (nist.gov/wind)

Book Wind Issues in the Design of Buildings

Download or read book Wind Issues in the Design of Buildings written by Leighton Cochran and published by ASCE Publications. This book was released on 2012 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wind Issues in the Design of Buildings explains the ways that structural designers accommodate the impact of extreme wind events on the built environment. By studying the flow and pressure fields around buildings, architects and engineers can identify and select the best strategies for ensuring that a building will resist the loads due to high winds, maintaining pleasant conditions in outdoor spaces, assessing natural ventilation potential, and seeing that any exhaust fumes are dispersed adequately. This volume identifies wind characteristics and describes the effects of winds generated by hurricanes, tornadoes, and thunderstorms. It explains the internal and external pressures on a building's cladding (skin) and the effects of wind-borne debris. A building's response to the structural loads caused by wind is outlined, along with techniques for resisting wind. A chapter is devoted to wind tunnels and physical modeling to predict structural loads, cladding response, pedestrian experience, topographic effects, and snow deposition. A section of frequently asked questions, a glossary, and recommended reading make this material in this volume accessible to students and nontechnical members of project teams. Structural engineers and architects will find this book a useful aide in explaining wind-related issues to clients, builders, building officials, and owners. Students in structural and architectural engineering will welcome the clear, concise presentation of an important component of structural design.

Book Sun  Wind   Light

    Book Details:
  • Author : G. Z. Brown
  • Publisher : Wiley
  • Release : 2000-11-07
  • ISBN : 9780471348771
  • Pages : 400 pages

Download or read book Sun Wind Light written by G. Z. Brown and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2000-11-07 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architecture/Environment How to design buildings that heat with the sun, cool with the wind, light with the sky, and move into the future using on-site renewable resources Developed for rapid use during schematic design, this book clarifies relationships between form and energy and gives designers tools for designing sustainably. It also: * Applies the latest passive energy and lighting design research * Organizes information by architectural elements at three scales: * building groups, individual buildings, and building parts * Brings design strategies to life with examples and practical design tools * Features: * 109 analysis techniques and design strategies * More than 750 illustrations, sizing graphs, and tables * Both inch-pound and metric units

Book Innovation in Wind Turbine Design

Download or read book Innovation in Wind Turbine Design written by Peter Jamieson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-03-12 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aktualisiert und erweiterte Neuauflage dieses umfassenden Leitfadens zu Innovationen in der Entwicklung von Windkraftanlagen Die 2. Auflage von Innovation in Wind Turbine Design beschäftigt sich im Detail mit den Designgrundlagen, erläutert die Entscheidungsgründe für ein bestimmtes Design und beschreibt Methoden zur Bewertung innovativer Systeme und Komponenten. Die 2. Auflage wurde wesentlich erweitert und insgesamt aktualisiert. Neue Inhalte befassen sich mit den theoretischen Grundlagen von Antriebsscheiben in Bezug auf induktionsarme Rotoren. Wesentlich erweitert wurden die Abschnitte zu Offshore-Fragen und Flugwindkraftsystemen. Aktualisierte Inhalte beziehen sich auf Antriebsstränge und die grundlegende Theorie von Planetengetrieben und Differenzialgetrieben. Die Grundlagen der Windenergie und Irrtümer hinsichtlich des Designs von Rotoren mit Luftkanälen, Labor- und Feldtests der Rotorsysteme Katru und Wind Lens werden deutlicher herausgearbeitet. LiDAR wird kurz vorgestellt, ebenso die neuesten Entwicklungen beim Multi-Rotor-Konzept, darunter das Vier-Rotor-System von Vestas. Ein neues Kapitel beschäftigt sich mit dem innovativen DeepWind VAWT. Das Buch ist in vier Hauptabschnitte gegliedert: Hintergrundinformationen zu Designs, Technologiebewertung, Designthemen und innovative Technologiebeispiele. Wichtige Merkmale: - Stark erweiterte und um neue Inhalte ergänzt. - Deckt die Designgrundlagen umfassend ab, erläutert die Entscheidungsgründe für ein bestimmtes Design und beschreibt Methoden zur Bewertung innovativer Systeme und Komponenten. - Enthält innovative Beispiele aus der Praxis. - Jetzt mit Informationen zu den neuesten Entwicklungen in dem Fachgebiet. Dieses Buch ist ein Muss für Windkraftingenieure, Energieingenieure und Turbinenentwickler, Berater, Forscher und Studenten höherer Semester.

Book Design of Buildings for Wind

Download or read book Design of Buildings for Wind written by Emil Simiu and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-23 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ASCE 7 is the US standard for identifying minimum design loads for buildings and other structures. ASCE 7 covers many load types, of which wind is one. The purpose of this book is to provide structural and architectural engineers with the practical state-of-the-art knowledge and tools needed for designing and retrofitting buildings for wind loads. The book will also cover wind-induced loss estimation. This new edition include a guide to the thoroughly revised, 2010 version of the ASCE 7 Standard provisions for wind loads; incorporate major advances achieved in recent years in the design of tall buildings for wind; present material on retrofitting and loss estimation; and improve the presentation of the material to increase its usefulness to structural engineers. Key features: New focus on tall buildings helps make the analysis and design guidance easier and less complex. Covers the new simplified design methods of ASCE 7-10, guiding designers to clearly understand the spirit and letter of the provisions and use the design methods with confidence and ease. Includes new coverage of retrofitting for wind load resistance and loss estimation from hurricane winds. Thoroughly revised and updated to conform with current practice and research.

Book Design and Performance of Tall Buildings for Wind

Download or read book Design and Performance of Tall Buildings for Wind written by Preetam Biswas and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design and Performance of Tall Buildings for Wind, MOP 143, provides a framework for the design of tall buildings for wind, based on the current state-of-practice in tall building structural design and wind tunnel testing.

Book Wind Energy Design

    Book Details:
  • Author : Thomas Corke
  • Publisher : CRC Press
  • Release : 2018-04-27
  • ISBN : 1351601202
  • Pages : 326 pages

Download or read book Wind Energy Design written by Thomas Corke and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-04-27 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wind Energy Systems is designed for undergraduate engineering courses, with a focus on multidisciplinary design of a wind energy system. The text covers basic wind power concepts and components - wind characteristics and modeling, rotor aerodynamics, lightweight flexible structures, wind farms, aerodynamics, wind turbine control, acoustics, energy storage, and economics. These topics are applied to produce a new conceptual wind energy design, showing the interplay of various design aspects in a complete system. An ongoing case study demonstrates the integration of various component topics, and MATLAB examples are included to show computerized design analysis procedures and techniques.

Book Wind Effects on Buildings and Design of Wind Sensitive Structures

Download or read book Wind Effects on Buildings and Design of Wind Sensitive Structures written by Ted Stathopoulos and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-31 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by seven internationally known experts, the articles in this book present the fundamentals and practical applications of contemporary wind engineering. It covers complex problems in wind-building interaction from the perspective of a structural designer, examining both experimental and computational approaches and their relative merits.

Book Seismic and Wind Forces

Download or read book Seismic and Wind Forces written by Alan Williams and published by Kaplan AEC Engineering. This book was released on 2003 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Systematic Architectural Design for Optimal Wind Energy Generation

Download or read book Systematic Architectural Design for Optimal Wind Energy Generation written by Abdel Rahman Elbakheit and published by Bentham Science Publishers. This book was released on 2021-06-25 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Systematic Architectural Design for Optimal Wind Energy Generation is a handy reference on the aerodynamic architectural forms in buildings for optimizing wind energy conversion processes. Chapters of the book cover the basics of wind energy generation and building design that make them more conducive for generating wind power, and in line with sustainable energy design goals. Key Features: - 7 chapters organized in a simple, reader-friendly layout - A learning approach to the subject that highlights key concepts in architectural science and wind energy physics - Introduces readers to the application of computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools to visualize and simulate architectural forms under wind actions - An objective focus on architectural forms is presented, including the role of the form in optimizing wind energy conversion and the negative effects of wind on certain forms - Covers the building and positioning of different types of wind turbines - References for further reading Systematic Architectural Design for Optimal Wind Energy Generation is an essential reference for students of architecture at all levels, professional architects, as well as readers interested in green building design, renewable energy, and sustainability studies that pave the way towards proactive environment-friendly solutions.

Book Wind Effects on Structures

Download or read book Wind Effects on Structures written by Emil Simiu and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-03-11 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides structural engineers with the knowledge and practical tools needed to perform structural designs for wind that incorporate major technological, conceptual, analytical and computational advances achieved in the last two decades. With clear explanations and documentation of the concepts, methods, algorithms, and software available for accounting for wind loads in structural design, it also describes the wind engineer's contributions in sufficient detail that they can be effectively scrutinized by the structural engineer in charge of the design. Wind Effects on Structures: Modern Structural Design for Wind, 4th Edition is organized in four sections. The first covers atmospheric flows, extreme wind speeds, and bluff body aerodynamics. The second examines the design of buildings, and includes chapters on aerodynamic loads; dynamic and effective wind-induced loads; wind effects with specified MRIs; low-rise buildings; tall buildings; and more. The third part is devoted to aeroelastic effects, and covers both fundamentals and applications. The last part considers other structures and special topics such as trussed frameworks; offshore structures; and tornado effects. Offering readers the knowledge and practical tools needed to develop structural designs for wind loadings, this book: Points out significant limitations in the design of buildings based on such techniques as the high-frequency force balance Discusses powerful algorithms, tools, and software needed for the effective design for wind, and provides numerous examples of application Discusses techniques applicable to structures other than buildings, including stacks and suspended-span bridges Features several appendices on Elements of Probability and Statistics; Peaks-over-Threshold Poisson-Process Procedure for Estimating Peaks; estimates of the WTC Towers’ Response to Wind and their shortcomings; and more Wind Effects on Structures: Modern Structural Design for Wind, 4th Edition is an excellent text for structural engineers, wind engineers, and structural engineering students and faculty.

Book Wind Turbine Design Simplified   Aerodynamics

Download or read book Wind Turbine Design Simplified Aerodynamics written by Paul Gay and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book on wind turbine aerodynamics is the first book in a series of books on wind power by the author. The books are an attempt to present a simplified explanation of wind power technology without sacrificing an in-depth understanding of the subject matter.

Book The Hybrid House

    Book Details:
  • Author : Catherine Wanek
  • Publisher : Gibbs Smith
  • Release : 2010
  • ISBN : 1423603168
  • Pages : 146 pages

Download or read book The Hybrid House written by Catherine Wanek and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2010 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hybrid House highlights real people who have used a combination of design strategies to reduce their energy use - sometimes by as much as 90 percent! Author and photographer Catherine Wanek showcases sustainable new and renovated houses that incorporate natural building materials like straw bales, adobe and real wood, with renewable energy systems, that will minimize a modern home's carbon footprint, while ensuring a healthy environment for residents. See inspiring contemporary examples from the United States, Canada and Europe.

Book Wind induced Motion of Tall Buildings

Download or read book Wind induced Motion of Tall Buildings written by Kenny C. S. Kwok and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This state-of-the-art report describes various facets of the human response to wind-induced motion in tall buildings and identifies design strategies to mitigate the effects of such motion on building occupants.

Book Wind Energy Systems

Download or read book Wind Energy Systems written by Mario Garcia-Sanz and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-02-02 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting the latest developments in the field, Wind Energy Systems: Control Engineering Design offers a novel take on advanced control engineering design techniques for wind turbine applications. The book introduces concurrent quantitative engineering techniques for the design of highly efficient and reliable controllers, which can be used to solve the most critical problems of multi-megawatt wind energy systems. This book is based on the authors’ experience during the last two decades designing commercial multi-megawatt wind turbines and control systems for industry leaders, including NASA and the European Space Agency. This work is their response to the urgent need for a truly reliable concurrent engineering methodology for the design of advanced control systems. Outlining a roadmap for such a coordinated architecture, the authors consider the links between all aspects of a multi-megawatt wind energy project, in which the wind turbine and the control system must be cooperatively designed to achieve an optimized, reliable, and successful system. Look inside for information about the QFT Control Toolbox for Matlab, the software developed by the author to facilitate the QFT robust control design (see also the link at codypower.com). The textbook’s big-picture insights can help students and practicing engineers control and optimize a wind energy system, in which large, flexible, aerodynamic structures are connected to a demanding variable electrical grid and work automatically under very turbulent and unpredictable environmental conditions. The book covers topics including robust QFT control, aerodynamics, mechanical and electrical dynamic modeling, economics, reliability, and efficiency. It also addresses standards, certification, implementation, grid integration, and power quality, as well as environmental and maintenance issues. To reinforce understanding, the authors present real examples of experimentation with commercial multi-megawatt direct-drive wind turbines, as well as on-shore, offshore, floating, and airborne wind turbine applications. They also offer a unique in-depth exploration of the quantitative feedback theory (QFT)—a proven, successful robust control technique for real-world applications—as well as advanced switching control techniques that help engineers exceed classical linear limitations.

Book Design of Foundations for Offshore Wind Turbines

Download or read book Design of Foundations for Offshore Wind Turbines written by Subhamoy Bhattacharya and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-04-29 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive reference covering the design of foundations for offshore wind turbines As the demand for “green” energy increases the offshore wind power industry is expanding at a rapid pace around the world. Design of Foundations for Offshore Wind Turbines is a comprehensive reference which covers the design of foundations for offshore wind turbines, and includes examples and case studies. It provides an overview of a wind farm and a wind turbine structure, and examines the different types of loads on the offshore wind turbine structure. Foundation design considerations and the necessary calculations are also covered. The geotechnical site investigation and soil behavior/soil structure interaction are discussed, and the final chapter takes a case study of a wind turbine and demonstrates how to carry out step by step calculations. Key features: New, important subject to the industry. Includes calculations and case studies. Accompanied by a website hosting software and data files. Design of Foundations for Offshore Wind Turbines is a must have reference for engineers within the renewable energy industry and is also a useful guide for graduate students in this area.