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Wind Effects on Man-Made Structures in a World with a Changing Climate

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National Security and Human Health Implications of Climate Change

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A number of epidemiologic studies reported correlations between ambient concentrations of air pollution and adverse health effects, such as respiratory and heart diseases, premature mortality, premature delivery and low birth weight. Apart from indirect effects of the wind on health, humans can experience ‘mechanical’ wind-induced injuries due to collapsing engineering structures, windborne debris, and wind-induced traffic accidents. In this study, basic features of the wind/structure interaction were briefly addressed and some effects of a changing climate on local wind characteristics were reported. Therefore, wind-tunnel simulations of the atmospheric boundary layer flow indicate the applicability of truncated vortex generators in reproducing the wind characteristics in the lower atmosphere. A loading of a vehicle exposed to cross-wind gusting gives evidence about the aerodynamics significantly different than on vehicles exposed to ‘standard’ atmospheric turbulence.

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Acknowledgements

The first author acknowledges the support of the Fulbright Foundation for experimental simulations of transient winds, which were carried out at the University of Notre Dame, USA. The Croatian Ministry of Science and Technology, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), and the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (HAZU) supported a project on wind-tunnel simulations of the atmospheric boundary layer flow, which was conducted at the Technische Universität München (TUM), Germany.

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  1. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Ivana Lučića 5, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia

    Hrvoje Kozmar

  2. Andrija Mohorovičić Geophysical Institute, Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia

    Zvjezdana Bencetić Klaić

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  1. Dept. Civil Engineering &, Geological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Fitzpatrick Hall 156, Notre Dame, 46556, Indiana, USA

    H. J. S. Fernando

  2. Andrija Mohorovicic Geophysical Inst., Department of Geophysics, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 95, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia

    Z. Klaić

  3. , Center for Environmental Fluid Dynamics, Arizona State University, Tempe, 85287-9809, USA

    J.L. McCulley

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Kozmar, H., Klaić, Z.B. (2012). Wind Effects on Man-Made Structures in a World with a Changing Climate. In: Fernando, H., Klaić, Z., McCulley, J. (eds) National Security and Human Health Implications of Climate Change. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2430-3_18

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