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Acknowledgements; Contents; Nomenclature; List of Figures; List of Tables; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Major Challenges of the Research; 1.3 Monograph Organization; References; 2 Overview on Performance-Based Engineering Under Multihazard Environments; 2.1 Performance-Based Engineering and Design; 2.1.1 Performance-Based Seismic Design (PBSD); 2.1.2 Performance-Based Wind-Resistant Design (PBWD); 2.1.3 Prediction of Typhoon and Its Risk by Simulation; 2.1.4 Uncertainty Modeling in Wind Engineering; 2.2 Dynamic Response Analysis of High-Rise Buildings.
2.2.1 Analysis Method in Time Domain2.2.2 Analysis Method in Frequency Domain; 2.3 Structural Design Optimization; 2.3.1 Classical Optimization Method; 2.3.2 Formulations for Structural Optimization; 2.3.2.1 Mathematical Programming Approach; 2.3.2.2 Optimality Criteria Approach; 2.3.3 Dynamic Response Optimization; 2.3.3.1 Optimization of Structures Under Transient Loads; 2.3.3.2 Seismic Structural Optimization; 2.3.3.3 Wind-Resistant Structural Optimization; 2.4 Reliability-Based Design Optimization; 2.4.1 Reliability Analysis Method; 2.4.1.1 Time-Invariant Reliability.
2.4.1.2 Time-Variant Reliability2.4.1.3 Simulation Method; 2.4.2 Reliability Index Optimization Approach; 2.4.3 Performance Measure Optimization Approach; 2.5 Summary; References; 3 A Hybrid RANS and Kinematic Simulation of Wind Load Effects on Full-Scale Tall Buildings; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 RANS Simulation of Mean Flow Field; 3.3 Kinematic Simulation of Fluctuating Velocity Field and Poisson Equation; 3.3.1 Energy Density of Anisotropic Turbulence Near the Ground; 3.3.2 Energy Density of Anisotropic Turbulence Near the Ground.
3.3.3 Pressure Fluctuations Associated with Simulated Velocity Fields3.4 Case Study; 3.4.1 Wind Tunnel-Based Pressure Measurements; 3.4.2 Numerical Simulation; 3.5 Results and Discussion; 3.5.1 RANS Simulation; 3.5.2 Kinematic Simulation; 3.5.3 Results of Pressure Fluctuations; 3.6 Conclusions; References; 4 Peak Distributions and Peak Factors of Wind-Induced Pressure Processes on Tall Buildings; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Peak Factors for Non-Gaussian Processes; 4.2.1 Hermite Moment-Based Method; 4.2.2 Revised Hermite Model (RHM); 4.2.3 Generalized Peak Factor Considering Bandwidth Parameter.
4.2.4 Skewness-Dependent Peak Factor4.3 Peak Distribution Models; 4.4 Asymptotic Extreme Value Distribution and Fractile Levels; 4.5 Translated-Peak-Process Method; 4.5.1 Determination of Statistical Parameters of Weibull Distribution; 4.5.2 Procedure of Translated-Peak-Process (TPP) Method; 4.6 Comparison of Different Approaches Using the CAARC Building; 4.6.1 Wind Tunnel-Based Pressure Measurements; 4.6.2 Non-Gaussian Properties of Wind Pressure; 4.6.3 Peak Factor Results and Discussions; 4.7 Summary; References.
2.2.1 Analysis Method in Time Domain2.2.2 Analysis Method in Frequency Domain; 2.3 Structural Design Optimization; 2.3.1 Classical Optimization Method; 2.3.2 Formulations for Structural Optimization; 2.3.2.1 Mathematical Programming Approach; 2.3.2.2 Optimality Criteria Approach; 2.3.3 Dynamic Response Optimization; 2.3.3.1 Optimization of Structures Under Transient Loads; 2.3.3.2 Seismic Structural Optimization; 2.3.3.3 Wind-Resistant Structural Optimization; 2.4 Reliability-Based Design Optimization; 2.4.1 Reliability Analysis Method; 2.4.1.1 Time-Invariant Reliability.
2.4.1.2 Time-Variant Reliability2.4.1.3 Simulation Method; 2.4.2 Reliability Index Optimization Approach; 2.4.3 Performance Measure Optimization Approach; 2.5 Summary; References; 3 A Hybrid RANS and Kinematic Simulation of Wind Load Effects on Full-Scale Tall Buildings; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 RANS Simulation of Mean Flow Field; 3.3 Kinematic Simulation of Fluctuating Velocity Field and Poisson Equation; 3.3.1 Energy Density of Anisotropic Turbulence Near the Ground; 3.3.2 Energy Density of Anisotropic Turbulence Near the Ground.
3.3.3 Pressure Fluctuations Associated with Simulated Velocity Fields3.4 Case Study; 3.4.1 Wind Tunnel-Based Pressure Measurements; 3.4.2 Numerical Simulation; 3.5 Results and Discussion; 3.5.1 RANS Simulation; 3.5.2 Kinematic Simulation; 3.5.3 Results of Pressure Fluctuations; 3.6 Conclusions; References; 4 Peak Distributions and Peak Factors of Wind-Induced Pressure Processes on Tall Buildings; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Peak Factors for Non-Gaussian Processes; 4.2.1 Hermite Moment-Based Method; 4.2.2 Revised Hermite Model (RHM); 4.2.3 Generalized Peak Factor Considering Bandwidth Parameter.
4.2.4 Skewness-Dependent Peak Factor4.3 Peak Distribution Models; 4.4 Asymptotic Extreme Value Distribution and Fractile Levels; 4.5 Translated-Peak-Process Method; 4.5.1 Determination of Statistical Parameters of Weibull Distribution; 4.5.2 Procedure of Translated-Peak-Process (TPP) Method; 4.6 Comparison of Different Approaches Using the CAARC Building; 4.6.1 Wind Tunnel-Based Pressure Measurements; 4.6.2 Non-Gaussian Properties of Wind Pressure; 4.6.3 Peak Factor Results and Discussions; 4.7 Summary; References.