Computational Wind Engineering 2

The Second International Computational Wind Engineering Symposium was held in Colorado, USA during August 1996 and presented papers on the popular application of CFD concepts. These proceedings contain a set of invited papers providing state-of-the-art reviews on subjects such as CFD turbulence models, bluff body aerodynamics, terrain aerodynamics and building aerodynamics. Individual session papers reflect on recent methodologies and innovations on CFD techniques applied to flow about bluff bodies immersed in shear layers, bridge aerodynamics, air pollution aerodynamics, mesoscale predictions of flow over complex terrain and the application of advanced numerical method strategies to these topics.

Chapter headings: Keynote Presentation: Current Status and Future Trends in Computational Wind Engineering (S. Murakami). Bluff Body. Keynote Presentation: A Fluid Mechanicians View of Wind Engineering: Large Eddy Simulation of Flow Past a Cubic Obstacle (K. Shah, J. Ferziger). Bridge Aerodynamics. Vehicle Aerodynamics and Dispersion. Structural Response. Keynote Presentation: Use of Meterological Models in Computational Wind Engineering (R. Pielke, M. Nicholls). Terrain Aerodynamics. Keynote Presentation: Computational Wind Engineering: Past Achievements and Future Challenges (T. Stathopoulos). Building Aerodynamics. Air Pollution. Lab Methodology and Validation. New Computational Schemes.