[PDF.51tm] Wind Wizard: Alan G. Davenport and the Art of Wind Engineering

Wind Wizard: Alan G. Davenport and the Art of Wind Engineering

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Nice popular science book|By David Manthey|As a popular science book about wind engineering, this books is excellent. As a biography of Alan Davenport, I think it falls somewhat short.

Overall, I liked it quite a bit -- I liked that the author didn't explain every term (though there is a glossary in the back), so that those who know what things mean already aren't s| |"Wind Wizard is an unlikely gem, a biography of both a man and a field. . . . From now on, I shall refer students and professors alike to Roberts' clear account. . . . Roberts has written a largely equation free book in which technical subtleties such a

With Wind Wizard, Siobhan Roberts brings us the story of Alan Davenport (1932-2009), the father of modern wind engineering, who investigated how wind navigates the obstacle course of the earth's natural and built environments--and how, when not properly heeded, wind causes buildings and bridges to teeter unduly, sway with abandon, and even collapse.

In 1964, Davenport received a confidential telephone call from two engineers requesting tes...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Wind Wizard: Alan G. Davenport and the Art of Wind Engineering   |  Siobhan Roberts. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!

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