Environmental Wind Engineering and Design of Wind Energy Structures

Download or read book Environmental Wind Engineering and Design of Wind Energy Structures written by Charalambos Baniotopoulos and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book presents a state-of-the-art in environmental aerodynamics and the structural design of wind energy support structures, particularly from a modern computational perspective. Examples include real-life applications dealing with pollutant dispersion in the building environment, pedestrian-level winds, comfort levels, relevant legislation and remedial measures. Design methodologies for wind energy structures include reliability assessment and code frameworks.