Wind Loads on Buildings and Structures

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, wind-related disasters have occurred frequently all over the world, causing significant casualties, property damage, and economic loss. In 2021, for example, the United States was subjected to severe wind-related disasters by Hurricane Ida in August, and by several massive tornados in December. The sum of economic loss in the United States, Japan, and China, which are disaster hotspots, comprises more than 80 % of the total worldwide loss. It is said that such extreme weather events will occur more frequently in the future due to global warming. In order to mitigate such wind disasters, especially their influence on buildings and structures, it is necessary to develop more reasonable wind-resistant designs and construction methods. For this purpose, it is important to establish reasonable methods for evaluating the wind loads and wind-resistant performances of buildings and structures. With remarkable developments in computational technology, various methods have been developed in recent years, e.g., large-scale testing facilities, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), database-assisted design, neural networks, and machine learning. This Special Issue publishes current, high-quality papers investigating the wind loads, the wind-induced responses, and the wind-resistant performances of buildings and structures.

Prof. Dr. Yasushi Uematsu
Guest Editor

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