Structural Assessment

Structural Assessment
Author: F. K. Garas
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Total Pages: 412
Release: 1987
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

Includes proceedings of a conference in April 1987 organised by the Model Analysis as a Design Tool Study Group of the Institution of Structural Engineers.

Large-Scale and Full-Scale Methods for Examining Wind Effects on Buildings

Large-Scale and Full-Scale Methods for Examining Wind Effects on Buildings
Author: Gregory A. Kopp
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2018-06-12
Genre:
ISBN: 2889455106

Global economic losses due to severe weather events have grown dramatically over the past two decades. A large proportion of these losses are due to severe wind storms such as tropical cyclones and tornadoes, which can cause destruction to buildings, houses, and other infrastructure over large areas. To address the growing losses, many new large-scale and full-scale laboratories have been developed. These tools are used to examine the issues that could not be solved with the traditional tools of wind engineering including model-scale boundary layer wind tunnels, simplified standardized product tests, and other methods of analysis. This book presents state-of-the-art results from the development of the many novel approaches being used to mitigate natural disasters around the world.

Full-Scale Fatigue Testing of Components and Structures

Full-Scale Fatigue Testing of Components and Structures
Author: K. J. Marsh
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2013-10-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1483161382

Full-scale Fatigue Testing of Components and Structures presents the approaches to the testing of full-scale components or structures. The book begins by examining the necessity or desirability of full-scale fatigue testing. Subsequent chapters are devoted to the discussion of fatigue testing done on aircraft structures, railway components, helicopter rotor heads, artillery gun structures, and bridge components. The role of full-scale fatigue testing on automotive components and systems, structural testing in nuclear engineering, and the use of a structural fatigue testing laboratory for other tests are covered as well. Engineers, materials scientists, and researchers in the field of fatigue testing will find the book very useful.

Large Scale Structures of the Universe

Large Scale Structures of the Universe
Author: International Astronomical Union. Symposium
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 662
Release: 1988-07-31
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789027727442

Proceedings of the 130th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, dedicated to the memory of Marc A. Aaronson (1950-1987), held in Balatonfured, Hungary, June 15-20, 1987