Wind and Structures

CONTENTS

Volume 42, Number 2, 2026

• Special Issue on "Advances in Wind Engineering" Selected Papers from IN-VENTO 2024, the 18th International Conference of the Italian Association for Wind Engineering

  Alessandro Mariotti and Maria Vittoria Salvetti

  Abstract | Full Text (0.15 MB)

  pages 00i-00i.

  DOI: 10.12989/was.2026.42.2.00i

• 3D LES simulation of the wind induced loads and pressures around a 3:2 ratio rectangular prism at different angles of attack

  Antonio J. Álvarez, Félix Nieto, Kenny C. S. Kwok, Luca Patruno

  Abstract | Full Text (3.36 MB)

  pages 119-142.

  DOI: 10.12989/was.2026.42.2.119

• Cost-based VS sustainability-based optimal design of steel tall buildings under wind

  A. Giovania, M. Franciolib, M. De Angelisc, F. Petrini

  Abstract | Full Text (2.60 MB)

  pages 143-166.

  DOI: 10.12989/was.2026.42.2.143

• Gust buffeting response of a wind turbine tower in mild and severe wind conditions at Østerild Test Center

  Alessandro Giusti, Tommaso Ballantini, Alessio Torrielli, Claudio Mannini

  Abstract | Full Text (6.46 MB)

  pages 167-195.

  DOI: 10.12989/was.2026.42.2.167

• Influence of sand dune geometry on aeolian erosion and dune migration: A wind tunnel study

  Sumaja Kolli, Anuj Bind, Pradeep Kumar Dammala and Hassan Hemida

  Abstract | Full Text (2.11 MB)

  pages 197-214.

  DOI: 10.12989/was.2026.42.2.197

• Aerodynamic and dynamic characteristics of an aeroelastic tree model with a range of crown porosity

  Alessia Piazza, Anwar D. Awol, Girma T. Bitsuamlak, Maria Pia Repetto

  Abstract | Full Text (2.29 MB)

  pages 215-239.

  DOI: 10.12989/was.2026.42.2.215

• Towards a reliable calibration of wind load partial factor for the Italian climate

  Vincenzo Picozzi, John D. Sørensen, Alberto M. Avossa, Francesco Ricciardelli

  Abstract | Full Text (1.87 MB)

  pages 241-259.

  DOI: 10.12989/was.2026.42.2.241

• Topographic effects on the aerodynamic design of the Julsundet Bridge

  Giulia Pomaranzi, Filippo Calamelli, Tommaso Argentini, Alberto Zasso, Jungao Wang

  Abstract | Full Text (8.50 MB)

  pages 261-279.

  DOI: 10.12989/was.2026.42.2.261

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  Wind-induced tree collapse along railways: An approach to mesoscale mapping of risk index with application

  Lorenzo Raffaele, Elisabetta Colucci, Luca Bruno

  Abstract | Full Text (2.72 MB)

  pages 281-302.

  DOI: 10.12989/was.2026.42.2.281