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Figure 10
Spectral Densities of Wind Velocities and Earthquake Acceleration, compared with Natural Frequencies
of Major Structures [Ref. 2 and 5]
Type of
Input Data
Type of Data
Processing
Type of Data
Classification
Type of Data
Analysis
Type of Derived
Parameters
Type of Plots
Ane (U3D)
Ane (U2D)
Ane (P2D)
Acc-F(3D)
GPS
D-Str
TMU-1
TMU-2
Bar
Rfg
TMU-6
Spikes & Noises
Removal
Wind Data
Division &
Combination
Wind Data
Classification
Selection of
Data at the same
time period as
the wind data
considered
Data Editing &
Classification
Selection of
Data at the same
time period as
the wind data
considered
Data Editing &
Classification
Typhoon
Winds
Monsoon
Winds
Other
Winds
Acceleration
Displacement
Dynamic
Stress
Steel
Temperature
Air Pressure
Air
Temperature
Rainfall
Relative
Humidity
Fundamental
Wind Data
Analysis
Covariance
Analysis
Spectral
Analysis
Curve Fitting
Analysis
Extreme Value
Analysis
Frequency
Response
Analysis
Correlation
Analysis
Time-Averaging
Statistics
Analysis
Wind Speeds &
Wind Directions
Terrain Factors
Extreme Winds
Wind Rose Diagrams
Wind Incidences
Wind Turbulence
Intensities
Wind Turbulence
Length Scales
Wind Turbulence
Auto Spectra
Wind Turbulence
Co-Spectra
Wind Turbulence
Coherence Spectra
Frequency
Response Functions
(Wind-Acceleration)
Wind–Acceleration
Correlation
Wind–Displacement
Correlation
Wind–Stress
Correlation
Maximum, Mean,
Minimum, Standard
Deviation, etc.
Time-Series Plots of All Raw
& Processed Data
Histogram & Cumulative
Histogram Plots of Wind
Speeds & Wind Directions
Plots of Wind Rose Diagrams
in both Contour-Line Format
& Telescope Format
Plots of Extreme Winds with
comparison of design winds in
120- & 2400-year return periods
Plots of Integral Turbulence
Length Scale by Direct
Integration with comparison of
Spectral Peal Length Scale by
Von Karman Model
Plots of Wind Power Spectrum
with fitting of Von Karman Curve
& determination of frequency
at Peak Spectral value
Plots of Wind Speed Profiles &
Wind Turbulence Intensity
Profiles based on Power Law
Wind Transfer Function Plots
(i.e., Effective Mass &
Dynamic Stiffness)
X-Y and/or X-Y-Z Plots of
Wind Responses
Histogram Plots
References of Air Pressure,
Air Temperature, Rainfall
& Relative Humidity
Figure 11 Flow Diagram of Customized Software Tools for Wind and Weather Monitoring
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