The Oxford Handbook of Non-Synoptic Wind Storms

Horia Hangan, Ahsan Kareem (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

648 Seiten

2021
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-067025-2 (ISBN)

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In different areas of the world, much of the damage due to wind is caused by non-synoptic, local wind storm events, such as tornadoes and downbursts. In North America the damage due to these winds is more than 65% of total wind damage, and there are no guidelines or code implementations to deal with such catastrophic events. As we enter the third decade of the twenty-first century, current research is in its first phase of addressing these types of events, from their characterization, simulation, and loading, to collapse-mode effects on buildings and structures, as well as socioeconomic implications. The need is clear to better understand non-synoptic local winds; properly simulate them; assess the difference in loading between these events and synoptic large-scale winds that have been part of the wind engineering practice for more than five decades; determine their statistics and associated risks; and apply this through guidelines, codes, risk mitigation, and adaptation responses to socioeconomic impact.

The Oxford Handbook of Non-Synoptic Wind Storms, led by Dr. Horia Hangan and Dr. Ahsan Kareem, features nearly 30 chapters, contributed by an international panel of leading scientists, scholars, and engineers, that address these issues and stimulate thought, research, and responses to non-synoptic wind storm hazards in North America and worldwide. Together, these articles provide clear definitions of the problems to be tackled, offer a strategic framework for forward-looking research, identify the best-suited tools and methodologies to address the problems at hand, and suggest ways to maximize collaborative planning between the disciplines that will tackle these challenges.

Horia Hangan is a Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and the Director of the Wind Engineering, Energy and Environment (WindEEE) Research Institute at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. His research focuses on the simulation and impact of weather systems on man-made or natural habitats. Ahsan Kareem is the Robert M. Moran Professor of Engineering and the Director of the NatHaz Modeling Laboratory at the University of Notre Dame. His work focuses on probabilistic characterization and formulation of dynamic load effects due to wind, waves and earthquakes on structures via fundamental experimental, laboratory and full-scale experiments utilizing cyber and cyber-physical infrastructures to enhance their safety.

Foreword
Julian Hunt

Section 1 - Introduction: Non-Synoptic Wind Storms
1. Introduction
Horia Hangan and Ahsan Kareem

2. The Types of Non-Synoptic Wind Systems
Howard B. Bluestein

3. Engineering Perspective of Tornadoes
Kishor C. Mehta

4. Ground-Breaking Contributions to Downburst Monitoring, Modeling, and Detection
Massimiliano Burlando and Djordje Romanic

5. Characteristics of Downslope Windstorms in the View of the Typical Atmospheric Boundary Layer
Hrvoje Kozmar and Branko Grisogono

6. Forecasting of Tornadoes and Downbursts: Challenges, Prioritization, and Progress
Djordje Romanic

7. Potential Effects of Anthropogenic Climate Change on Non-Synoptic Wind Storm Hazards
Robert J. Trapp

Section 2 - In Situ Data Acquisition for NSWS
8. Measuring the Engineering-Relevant Aspects of Non-Synoptic Wind Hazards
John L. Schroeder

9. Non-Synoptic Winds Data Basis
Uwe Ulbrich and Edmund P. Meredith

Section 3 - Modeling Methods for NSWS
10. Analytical and Semi-empirical Models of Tornadoes and Downbursts
Djordje Romanic and Horia Hangan

11. Mesoscale, Microscale, and Numerical Models: Limitations and Future Evolution
Patrick Hawbecker
12. Novel Physical Simulators for NSWS: Limitations and Future Evolution
Horia Hangan, Maryam Refan, Partha P. Sarkar, and Delong Zuo

13. Relation between Full Scale and Model Data
Horia Hangan, Maryam Refan, and Djordje Romanic

14. Other Models: Data-Driven Approaches for Non-Stationary Non-Synoptic Winds
Dae Kun Kwon and Ahsan Kareem

Section 4 -Structural and Other Impacts of NSWS
15. Aerodynamic Loading Due to Non-Synoptic Wind Systems
Jubayer Chowdhury and Teng Wu

16. Extremely Gusty Winds from a Viewpoint of Aerodynamic Force
Junji Maeda, Takashi Takeuchi, Eriko Tomokiyo, and Yukio Tamura

17. Structural Response to Non-Stationary Thunderstorm Outflows
Dae Kun Kwon, Giovanni Solari, and Ahsan Kareem

18. Assessing Wind Damage to Residential Structures
Timothy P. Marshall and J. Arn Womble

19. Numerical Simulation of Flight and Impact of Wind-borne Debris
Takashi Nomura

Section 5 - Risk Models Related To NSWS

20. Simplified Hazard Modeling and Structural Reliability Analysis Considering Non-Synoptic Wind Systems (NSWS) in Canada
Han Ping Hong and Qian Huang

Section 6 - Reduction of Exposure to NSWS

21. Prediction of Non-Synoptic Wind Speeds
Franklin T. Lombardo and Alexander S. Zickar

22. Towards the Codification of Thunderstorm/Downburst Winds
Dae Kun Kwon, Ahsan Kareem, and Giovanni Solari

23. Economic and Policy Issues for Wind Resistant Construction
Kevin M. Simmons

24. Convective Storms and the Insurance Industry: Challenges and Opportunities
Kirsten D. Orwig

Section 7 - Conclusion

25. Concluding Summary
Horia Hangan and Ahsan Kareem

Erscheinungsdatum	11.08.2021
Reihe/Serie	Oxford Handbooks
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	249 x 180 mm
Gewicht	1143 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie
Themenwelt	Technik ► Bauwesen
ISBN-10	0-19-067025-8 / 0190670258
ISBN-13	978-0-19-067025-2 / 9780190670252
Zustand	Neuware