This book imparts to students the essential elements of wind induced vibration of structures, beginning with air movement in the atmosphere and concluding with the control of structural response due to wind effects. An exclusive chapter in this volume is dedicated to elucidating the necessary input data for analysing structures under excitations induced by wind flow in the atmosphere, which covers a range of important phenomena. Different types of analysis presented include random vibration analysis of structure in frequency domain using both the matrix approach and modal spectral analysis, vibration of tall bluff bodies such as buildings in response to wind gusts, vortex induced oscillation of chimneys and stacks, aero-elastic vibration of slender structures like suspension bridges and masts, reliability analysis of structures under wind actions, and response control of structures under wind effects. This book includes a unique section on the comparison of several codes of practice for wind induced vibration of structures. Presenting a comprehensive view of the dynamic wind effects on structures, with each chapter illustrated with solved problems examples, the book is ideal for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students of civil and structural engineering. 

Dr. Tushar Kanti Datta is Professor {Emeritus}, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.