Wind Engineering. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, July 1979

Content: 
Inside Front Cover, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Foreword, Page v, The Conference Organizing Committee
Introduction, Pages xvii-xxi, J.E. Cermak
Opening Address, Pages xxiii-xxv, A.R. CHAMBERLAIN
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS: SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF WIND STORMS, Pages 3-5, G.F. WHITE
LOW-INCOME HOUSING AND HURRICANES, Pages 7-21, K.J. EATON
AN ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL CYCLONE DAMAGE TO DWELLINGS IN AUSTRALIA, Pages 23-36, R.H. LEICESTER, C.T.J. BUBB, C. DORMANT, F.D. BERESFORD
THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS AND COSTS OF MANAGING WINDBLOWN SNOW IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS OF THE U.S., Pages 37-46, J.P. OLIENYK, J.R. SNYDER, M.D. SKOLD, W.O. WILLIS
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF WINDSTORMS IN THE UNITED STATES, Pages 47-59, D.G. FRIEDMAN
DAMAGE AND DECISION MAKING IN WIND ENGINEERING, Pages 61-74, W. PETAK, G.C. HART
DISCUSSION ON SESSION I: Social and Economic Impact of Wind Storms, Pages 75-77, K.J. Eaton
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS: WIND - CHARACTERISTICS AND DESCRIPTION, Pages 81-93, J.H. GOLDEN, R.F. ABBEY Jr
TORNADO TRACK CHARACTERISTICS AND HAZARD PROBABILITIES, Pages 95-109, J.T. SCHAEFER, D.L. KELLY, R.F. ABBEY Jr
A TATSUMAKI IN TOKYO ON FEBRUARY 28TH, 1978, Pages 111-120, H. ISHIZAKI, Y. MITSUTA, Y. TANIIKE, Y. IWATANI
WIND AND PRESSURE DISTRIBUTIONS IN A TORNADO, Pages 121-131, W.S. LEWELLEN, M.E. TESKE, Y.P. SHENG
AN EVALUATION OF DIAGNOSTIC MARINE BOUNDARY LAYER MODELS APPLIED TO TROPICAL CYCLONES, Pages 133-143, M.D. POWELL
THE STRUCTURE OF MODERATELY STRONG WINDS AT A MID-ATLANTIC COASTAL SITE (BELOW 75m), Pages 145-159, H.W. TIELEMAN, S.E. MULLINS
FULL SCALE MEASUREMENTS OF THE ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE OVER TWO ESCARPMENTS, Pages 161-172, A.J. BOWEN
TERRAIN EFFECTS ON WIND FLUCTUATIONS, Pages 173-177, H.A. PANOFSKY, M. VILARDO, R. LIPSCHUTZ
EFFECT OF HIGH ROUGHNESS ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF TURBULENCE IN CASES OF STRONG WINDS, Pages 179-193, Ph. DUCHĚNE-MARULLAZ
VERTICAL COHERENCE IN THE ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER, Pages 195-202, G.R. STEGEN, R.L. THORPE
GUST STRUCTURES OVER FLAT TERRAINS AND THEIR MODIFICATION BY A BARRIER, Pages 203-214, M. SHIOTANI, Y. IWATANI
DISCUSSION ON SESSION II: Wind—Characteristics and Description, Pages 215-220, E. Simiu
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS: LOCAL WIND ENVIRONMENT, Pages 223-224, H. ISHIZAKI
GENERAL RULES FOR THE DETERMINATION OF WIND ENVIRONMENT, Pages 225-234, W.J. BERANEK
AN EROSION TECHNIQUE FOR ASSESSING GROUND LEVEL WINDS, Pages 235-242, A.R. JANEIRO BORGES, J.A.GIL SARAIVA
WIND-GENERATED NATURAL VENTILATION OF HOUSING FOR THERMAL COMFORT IN HOT HUMID CLIMATES, Pages 243-254, R.M. AYNSLEY
WIND-INDUCED HEAT LOSS FROM BUILDINGS, Pages 255-265, A.P. BURNS
A WIND TUNNEL INVESTIGATION ON THE GROUND LEVEL WIND ENVIRONMENT IN A PROPOSED OPEN STADIUM, Pages 267-276, M. PACIUK, M. POREH
WIND EFFECTS ON PEDESTRIANS: NEW CRITERIA BASED ON OUTDOOR OBSERVATION OF OVER 2000 PERSONS, Pages 277-288, S. MURAKAMI, K. UEHARA, K. DEGUCHI
THE NEAR-WAKE OF A TALL BUILDING BLOCK IN UNIFORM AND TURBULENT FLOWS, Pages 289-298, M.E. DAVIES, V.G. QUINCEY, S.J. TINDALL
THE RELAXATION AND STEADINESS OF WAKES BEHIND OBSTACLES IN BOUNDARY LAYERS, Pages 299-307, I.P. CASTRO
THE EFFECTS OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ONCOMING WIND ON THE FLOW BEHIND A TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODEL BUILDING, Pages 309-317, Y. OGAWA, P.G. DIOSEY, S. OIKAWA
A FLUID MODELING STUDY OF THE FLOW STRUCTURE AND PLUME IMPINGEMENT ON A THREE-DIMENSIONAL HILL IN STABLY STRATIFIED FLOW, Pages 319-329, W.H. SNYDER, R. BRITTER, J.C.R. HUNT
DISCUSSION ON SESSION III: Local Wind Environment, Pages 331-336, J.L. Way
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS: WIND LOADING - MEAN EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL AND FLUCTUATING INTERNAL, Pages 339-341, W.H. MELBOURNE
A FIELD MEASUREMENT FACILITY BASED UPON A WIND-SENSITIVE LOW-RISE STRUCTURE, Pages 343-355, K.T. KAVANAGH
FULL-SCALE MEASUREMENTS ON A FLAT ROOF AREA, Pages 357-367, SOO-II KIM, K.C. MEHTA
AVERAGED PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS FOR RECTANGULAR BUILDINGS, Pages 369-380, R.E. AKINS, J.A. PETERKA, J.E. CERMAK
INTERACTION EFFECTS IN NEIGHBOURING TALL BUILDINGS, Pages 381-395, J. BLESSMANN, J.D. RIERA
THE EFFECT OF INTENSITY AND LARGE-SCALE TURBULENCE ON THE MEAN PRESSURE AND DRAG COEFFICIENTS OF 2D RECTANGULAR CYLINDERS, Pages 397-404, A. LANEVILLE, C.D. WILLIAMS
THE INFLUENCE OF SHIELDING ON THE WIND FORCES EXPERIENCED BY ARRAYS OF LATTICE FRAMES, Pages 405-420, R.E. WHITBREAD
WIND LOADS ON BUILDING FRAMES, Pages 421-433, P.N. GEORGIOU, B.J. VICKERY
MEAN AND FLUCTUATING INTERNAL PRESSURES INDUCED BY WIND, Pages 435-450, J.D. HOLMES
INTERNAL PRESSURE CHARACTERISTICS OF LOW-RISE BUILDINGS DUE TO WIND ACTION, Pages 451-463, T. STATHOPOULOS, D. SURRY, A.G. DAVENPORT
WIND PRESSURES ON COOLING TOWER SHELLS, Pages 465-478, H. PRÖPPER, J. WELSCH
DISCUSSION ON SESSION IV: Wind Loading–Mean External and Internal and Fluctuating Internal, Pages 479-486, B.M. Leadon
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS: WIND LOADING - FLUCTUATING EXTERNAL, Pages 489-490, G.V. PARKINSON
FLUCTUATING SURFACE PRESSURES ON BLUFF STRUCTURES IN TURBULENT WINDS: FURTHER THEORY AND COMPARISON WITH EXPERIMENT, Pages 491-507, P.A. DURBIN, J.C.R. HUNT
LOCAL PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS, Pages 509-518, H. SOCKEL
CHARACTERISTICS OF PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS ON THE WINDWARD WALL OF A TALL BUILDING, Pages 519-528, H. KAWAI, J. KATSURA, H. ISHIZAKI
SOME EXPERIENCES WITH FLUCTUATIONS MEASUREMENTS ON MODELS, Pages 529-539, M. PIRNER
TURBULENCE EFFECTS ON MAXIMUM SURFACE PRESSURES - A MECHANISM AND POSSIBILITY OF REDUCTION, Pages 541-551, W.H. MELBOURNE
COMPARISONS OF WIND TUNNEL AND FULL-SCALE BUILDING SURFACE PRESSURES WITH EMPHASIS ON PEAKS, Pages 553-565, W.A. DALGLIESH, J.T. TEMPLIN, K.R. COOPER
FULL-SCALE MEASUREMENT OF WIND PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS ON A BLUFF BUILDING, Pages 567-575, L.C.H. LAM, R.P. LAM, S. MACKEY
THE DETERMINATION OF MODAL WIND LOADS FROM FULL-SCALE BUILDING RESPONSE MEASUREMENTS, Pages 577-591, A.P. JEARY, B.E. LEE, P.R. SPARKS
BUFFETING EFFECTS OF UPSTREAM BUILDINGS, Pages 593-606, J.W. SAUNDERS, W.H. MELBOURNE
UNIVERSAL SIMILARITY IN THE WAKES OF STATIONARY AND VIBRATING BLUFF STRUCTURES, Pages 607-617, O.M. GRIFFIN
VORTEX SHEDDING FROM CIRCULAR CYLINDERS IN TURBULENT FLOW, Pages 619-629, J.F. HOWELL, M. NOVAK
TURBULENCE EFFECTS ON AERODYNAMIC RESPONSE OF RECTANGULAR BLUFF CYLINDERS, Pages 631-642, T. MIYATA, M. MIYAZAKI
DISCUSSION ON SESSION V: Wind Loading–Fluctuating External, Pages 643-651, J.A. Peterka
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS: DYNAMIC RESPONSE - TALL BUILDINGS AND TOWERS, Pages 655-658, A.G. DAVENPORT
CROSSWIND RESPONSE OF HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS, Pages 659-672, A. KAREEM, J.E. CERMAK, J.A. PETERKA
COMBINED EFFECTS OF GALLOPING INSTABILITY AND VORTEX RESONANCE, Pages 673-684, M.A. WAWZONEK, G.V. PARKINSON
THE INFLUENCE OF WIND DIRECTION ON THE RESPONSE OF A SQUARE-SECTION TALL BUILDING, Pages 685-698, T.A. REINHOLD, P.R. SPARKS
CROSS-WIND RESPONSE OF STRUCTURES DUE TO DISPLACEMENT DEPENDENT LOCK-IN EXCITATION, Pages 699-708, K.C.S. KWOK, W.H. MELBOURNE
AN ANALYTICAL METHODOLOGY FOR PREDICTING DYNAMIC BUILDING RESPONSE TO WIND, Pages 709-724, J.F.Y. SIDAROUS, M.D. VANDERBILT
DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF HIGH RISE BUILDINGS UNDER WIND ACTION WITH INTERFERENCE EFFECTS FROM SURROUNDING BUILDINGS OF SIMILAR SIZE, Pages 725-734, H. RUSCHEWEYH
DYNAMIC ALONGWIND RESPONSE OF A STRUCTURAL SYSTEM INCLUDING SOIL FLEXIBILITY, Pages 735-745, G. SOLARI, D. STURA
EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDIES ON THE AERODYNAMIC INSTABILITY OF TOWER-LIKE STRUCTURES, Pages 747-756, M. IKENOUCHI
PROTOTYPE AND MODEL EXPERIMENTS ON WIND-INDUCED VIBRATIONS OF A STEEL TOWER, Pages 757-767, W. SCHNABEL, E.J. PLATE
A STUDY ON CROSSWIND OSCILLATION OF CHIMNEYS, Pages 769-780, H. VAN KOTEN
STATIC AND DYNAMIC BEHAVIOUR OF A COOLING TOWER MADE OF A STEEL STRUCTURE, Pages 781-792, J.A. HERTIG
DISCUSSION ON SESSION VI: Dynamic Response–Tall Buildings and Towers, Pages 793-800, A.N.L. Chiu
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS: DYNAMIC RESPONSE - BRIDGES, TRANSMISSION LINES AND ROOF MEMBRANES, Pages 803-806, M. ITO
WIND INDUCED RESPONSE OF SUSPENSION BRIDGES-WIND TUNNEL MODEL AND FULL SCALE OBSERVATIONS, Pages 807-824, A.G. DAVENPORT, N. ISYUMOV, H. ROTHMAN, H. TANAKA
FIELD OBSERVATION OF AERODYNAMIC BEHAVIOUR OF LONG-SPAN BRIDGES, Pages 825-839, T. OKUBO, N. NARITA, K. YOKOYAMA, H. SATO
RESPONSE OF THE LARGE SCALE BRIDGE MODEL TO NATURAL WIND, Pages 841-852, I. OKAUCHI, J. TAJIMA, H. AKIYAMA
AN INVESTIGATION OF WIND INSTABILITY OF LONG-SPAN BRIDGES BASED ON THE CONCEPT OF AEROELASTIC MODES, Pages 853-864, N. SHIRAISHI, K. OGAWA
AEROELASTIC STABILITY OF SUSPENSION BRIDGES, Pages 865-876, A. PETRE, R. SOFRONIE
ON THE INDICIAL AERODYNAMIC MOMENT RESPONSES OF BRIDGE DECK SECTIONS, Pages 877-885, T. YOSHIMURA, Y. NAKAMURA
STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS OF BRIDGE MOTION IN LARGE-SCALE TURBULENT WINDS, Pages 887-897, Y.K. LIN
GUST RESPONSE FACTORS FOR TRANSMISSION LINE LOADING, Pages 899-909, A.G. DAVENPORT
WIND LOADING OF SHIPYARD GANTRY CRANES - A COMPARISON OF FULL-SCALE MEASUREMENT, WIND TUNNEL TEST AND GUST FACTOR APPROACH, Pages 911-923, G. KÖNIG, K. ZILCH, G. LAPPAS
A WIND TUNNEL INVESTIGATION OF A RETRACTABLE FABRIC ROOF FOR THE MONTREAL OLYMPIC STADIUM, Pages 925-938, H.P.A.H. IRWIN, R.L. WARDLAW
AERODYNAMIC STABILITY CRITERIA OF ONE-WAY TYPES OF HANGING ROOFS IN SMOOTH UNIFORM FLOW, Pages 939-948, S. KAWAMURA, E. KIMOTO
DISCUSSION ON SESSION VII: Dynamic Response–Bridges, Transmission Lines and Roof Membranes, Pages 949-953, R.H. Scanlan
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS: PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL MODELING, Pages 957-964, J.C.R. HUNT
REYNOLDS NUMBER EFFECTS ON FLOW RECIRCULATION BEHIND TWO-DIMENSIONAL OBSTACLES IN A TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER, Pages 965-974, D.J. WILSON, G. WINKEL, O. NEIMAN
PHYSICAL MODELING OF FLOW OVER COMPLEX TERRAIN, Pages 975-985, R.N. MERONEY, D. LINDLEY, A.J. BOWEN
WIND TUNNEL MODELLING OF STACK GAS DISPERSION - DIFFICULTIES AND APPROXIMATIONS, Pages 987-1001, N. ISYUMOV, H. TANAKA
EFFECTS OF STACK HEIGHT AND POSITION ON POLLUTANT DISPERSION IN BUILDING WAKES, Pages 1003-1017, D.J. KOGA, J.L. WAY
PLUME RISE FOR VARYING AMBIENT TURBULENCE, THERMAL STRATIFICATION, AND STACK EXIT CONDITIONS—A NUMERICAL AND LABORATORY EVALUATION, Pages 1019-1033, R.L. PETERSEN, J.E. CERMAK
DRIFTING SNOW SIMILITUDE—DRIFT DEPOSIT RATE CORRELATION, Pages 1035-1047, J.D. IVERSEN
LABORATORY SIMULATION OF TORNADIC WIND LOADS ON A CYLINDRICAL STRUCTURE, Pages 1049-1059, M.C. JISCHKE, B.D. LIGHT
AEROELASTIC MODELLING OF PNEUMATIC AND TENSIONED FABRIC STRUCTURES, Pages 1061-1072, B.V. TRYGGVASON
THE DYNAMICAL BEHAVIOUR OF THE HARTLEN-CURRIE WAKE OSCILLATOR MODEL, Pages 1073-1083, A.B. POORE, A.R. AL-RAWI
WAKE-OSCILLATOR MODEL OF VORTEX-INDUCED OSCILLATION OF CIRCULAR CYLINDER, Pages 1085-1094, Y. TAMURA, G. MATSUI
DISCUSSION ON SESSION VIII: Physical and Mathematical Modeling, Pages 1095-1102, W.Z. Sadeh
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS: WIND-ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS, Pages 1105-1108, R.E. WHITBREAD
WIND INDUCED MOVEMENT OF SMOKE WITHIN AND AROUND BUILDINGS - A WIND TUNNEL INVESTIGATION, Pages 1109-1125, B.S. KANDOLA, E.W. MARCHANT
A WIND TUNNEL INVESTIGATION OF THE DISPERSION OF CHEMICAL VAPORS EMITTED FROM MARINE CHEMICAL CARRIERS, Pages 1127-1138, T.B. MORROW
LABORATORY SIMULATION OF LIQUID NATURAL GAS VAPOR DISPERSION OVER LAND OR WATER, Pages 1139-1150, R.N. MERONEY, D.E. NEFF
MODELING OF POLLUTANT DISPERSION FROM A MOVING SOURCE—APPLICATION TO AIRPORT POLLUTION, Pages 1151-1161, A. NISHI, J.E. CERMAK
APPLICATIONS OF A NUMERICAL MODEL TO WECS SITING RELATIVE TO TWO-DIMENSIONAL TERRAIN FEATURES, Pages 1163-1172, C.F. SHIEH, W. FROST
THE AERODYNAMICS OF HELIOSTATS FOR SOLAR POWER PLANT APPLICATIONS, Pages 1173-1184, J. XERIKOS, H.H. TANG, J.E. CERMAK, J.A. PETERKA
THE PROBABILITY OF TRAINS OVERTURNING IN HIGH WINDS, Pages 1185-1194, R.K. COOPER
ON THE EFFECT OF BAFFLE WALLS IN A WATER TOWER TANK UNDER WIND ACTION, Pages 1195-1201, J. BERLAMONT, N. VANDERSTAPPEN
ON WIND-PROOF PERFORMANCE OF LATTICED STEEL TOWERS, Pages 1203-1215, M. FUJIMOTO, I. MATSUSHITA, T. OHKUMA, T. AMANO, H. AKAGI
A COOLING TOWER WIND LOADING MODEL BASED ON FULL-SCALE DATA, Pages 1217-1226, L.J. FORTIER, R.H. SCANLAN
OSCILLATION RESPONSE OF STRUCTURES IN THE NATURAL WIND, Pages 1227-1236, A.J. DUTT
DYNAMIC SUPPRESSORS TO CONTROL WIND-INDUCED VIBRATIONS OF FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES, Pages 1237-1245, B.G. KORENEV
DISCUSSION ON SESSION IX: Wind-Engineering Applications, Pages 1247-1251, R.N. Meroney
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS: WIND-ENGINEERING PRACTICE, Pages 1255-1256, L.E. ROBERTSON, M.D. FLYNN
THE CLASSIFICATION OF STRUCTURES FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND CODIFICATION OF WIND EFFECTS, Pages 1257-1269, R.I. HARRIS
DESIGN WIND SPEED AND WIND LOAD FACTOR BASED ON PROBABILISTIC RATIONALE, Pages 1271-1280, M. ITO, Y. FUJINO
WIND LOADING AND RELIABILITY-BASED DESIGN, Pages 1281-1292, E. SIMIU, J.R. SHAVER
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRITISH DRAFT CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE LOADING OF LATTICE TOWERS, Pages 1293-1304, A.R. FLINT, B.W. SMITH
WIND LOAD STANDARDS AND CODES, Pages 1305-1318, K.C. MEHTA
ECCS-RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CALCULATION OF WIND EFFECTS ON BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, Pages 1319-1325, D. SFINTESCO, C. SOIZE
CYCLONE TRACY IN RETROSPECT: A REVIEW OF ITS IMPACT ON THE AUSTRALIAN COMMUNITY, Pages 1327-1337, G.R. WALKER, J.E. MINOR
ACQUISITION, ANALYSIS AND APPLICATION OF WIND LOADING DATA, Pages 1339-1355, J.R. MAYNE, N.J. COOK
THE RESPONSE OF A 190 METRE TALL BUILDING AND THE RAMIFICATIONS FOR THE PREDICTION OF BEHAVIOR CAUSED BY WIND LOADING, Pages 1357-1370, A.P. JEARY, B.R. ELLIS
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VORTEX SPOILERS ON A CIRCULAR CYLINDER IN SMOOTH AND TURBULENT FLOW, Pages 1371-1379, I.S. GARTSHORE, J. KHANNA, S. LACCINOLE
CABLES WIND EXCITED VIBRATIONS OF CABLE-STAYED BRIDGE, Pages 1381-1393, J. WIANECKI
DISCUSSION ON SESSION X: Wind-Engineering Practice, Pages 1395-1399, R.A. Parmelee
Appendix 1 - Minutes of the IAWE Steering Committee: Fort Collins, Colorado 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., 9 July 1979, Pages 1401-1407, J.E. CERMAK, R.H. SCANLAN
Appendix 2 - Conference Organization, Page 1408
Appendix 3 - Conference Delegates, Pages 1409-1423
Appendix 4 - Authors Not Present, Pages 1424-1425
FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WIND ENGINEERING: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 8-14 July 1979, Pages 1427-1434
Type of Paper, Page 1435
Subject Index, Pages 1435-1440
Author Index, Pages 1441-1444