Advanced Structural Wind Engineering

Strong winds and their characteristics.- Estimation of the design wind speed.- Bluff Body Aerodynamics.- Long-Span Bridge Aerodynamics.- Wind-induced vibrations of structures - with special reference to tall building aerodynamics.- The gust factor approach to evaluate the along-wind response of structures to wind excitation.- Wind Loads on Building Components & Cladding.- Windborne Debris in Horizontal Winds and Applications to Impact Testing.-

Understanding wind codes and standards: Fundamentals behind their provisions.- Numerical simulation of wind effects.- CFD applications in structural wind engineering.- Human perception and tolerance of wind-induced building motion.- Damping in Buildings and Estimation Techniques.- Control of the Wind Induced Response of Structures.