Cyclonic storms and related design criteria.

By:

Walker, George R. (George Redvers), 1938-

Contributor(s):

University of Roorkee

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 05/12/85Description: 1 vol; 40 refsReport number: UnknownSubject: Tropical cyclones like earthquakes, because of their potential magnitude both in intensity and area of effect, pose special problems for the design engineer. Not th eleast of these problems are those posed by the extreme winds which can arise in them. Most wind engineering codes of practice have been primarily written for non-tropical cyclone prone regions. In applying them to tropical cyclone prone regions some changes are necessary to take into account the special characteristics of tropical cyclones. In addition experience has shown that houses must also be structurally engineered to resist wind forces for effective mitigation of wind related damage from tropical cyclones. This paper describes the background to the development of appropriate wind design criteria in tropical cyclone prone areas. Mention is also made of the problems arising from the accompanying surge

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Tropical cyclones like earthquakes, because of their potential magnitude both in intensity and area of effect, pose special problems for the design engineer. Not th eleast of these problems are those posed by the extreme winds which can arise in them. Most wind engineering codes of practice have been primarily written for non-tropical cyclone prone regions. In applying them to tropical cyclone prone regions some changes are necessary to take into account the special characteristics of tropical cyclones. In addition experience has shown that houses must also be structurally engineered to resist wind forces for effective mitigation of wind related damage from tropical cyclones. This paper describes the background to the development of appropriate wind design criteria in tropical cyclone prone areas. Mention is also made of the problems arising from the accompanying surge

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