Moment-based load and response models with wind engineering applications

A general method is shown here to model wind loads and responses for reliab ility applications. This method characterizes the short-term loads and resp onses by a few summary statistics: specifically, by a limited number of sta tistical moments. A suite of moment-based models are derived and applied he re, illustrating how this statistical moment information can best be utiliz ed. Two examples are shown: the fatigue analysis of a wind turbine componen t, and the vibration response of a fixed structure to nonlinear wind drag l oads. [S0199-6231(00)00702-4].