As extreme wind events are becoming more intense across New Zealand and the Pacific, roofs are often the first point of ...

Slated to rise over the city of Nanjing in China, a striking new supertall skyscraper by Büro Ole Scheeren will feature an unusual octagonal form designed to reduce wind loads. The building will also ...

Wind loads are conveniently divided into steady (time-average) loads and unsteady (time-dependent) loads. The latter arise from fluctuating forces due to turbulence as well as from self-excited ...