Book review: Design and Performance of Tall Buildings for Wind

Author: Gordon Breeze

Date published

5 July 2021

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Free
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Book review: Design and Performance of Tall Buildings for Wind

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Gordon Breeze
Date published
5 July 2021
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Free
The Structural Engineer
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Gordon Breeze

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 99, Issue 7, 2021, Page(s) 40

Date published

5 July 2021

Author

Gordon Breeze

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 99, Issue 7, 2021, Page(s) 40

Price

Free

Structural engineers, architects and building owners will find that reading this important book helps them to raise the right wind-related questions at each stage of a tall building's design, concludes Gordon Breeze.

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40
Publisher:
The Institution of Structural Engineers

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Multi-storey - tall structure Wind Opinion Issue 7

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