Excerpt from Building Research Translation: Discomfort Due to Wind Near Buildings; Aerodynamic Concepts Flow patterns at ground level in groups of buildings result from the complex interaction between the wind (impact, average speed distribution with height, and turbulence) and the buildings themselves (shapes, sizes, arrangement, etc.) The increase in the number of very tall structures and the more or less arbitrary, with respect to wind, installation of large structures have frequently demonstrated the lack of adaptation of the structural environment to wind phenomena. Manifestations at ground level, such as zones of high speeds or eddies, make the approach to buildings uncomfortable (sometimes even dangerous) for the pedestrian. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.