Climate change and structural engineering

Abstract

Based on last years experiences it is obvious for the majority of professionals and for the general public too, that climate change is a realistic present and future. In the beginning this paper deals with the signs and perspectives of climate change. In the second part the consequences of climate change on building and civil engineering structures are treated. The emphasis is laid on the effect of temperature, wind end water circulation of the globe. The research is directed mainly towards getting reliable future data and its evaluation for practical use. Finally some aspects of standardization procedure and the problem of old/ existing and new structures are treated. © Periodica Polytechnica 2007.