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Lightning Protection
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Lightningis a natural phenomenon that has always fascinated humans. It is alsoa destructive force, and the science of protecting humans and theirbelongings on earth is called lightning protection. This bookprovides the reader with a thorough background in almost every aspectof lightning protection. The contents of the book, distributed over23 chapters, covers all aspects of lightning protection includinglightning parameters of engineering interest, the evaluation of therisk imposed by lightning strikes, the art of installing lightningprotection systems on various structures, basic principles andprocedures necessary to protect electronic equipment in buildingsfrom lightning flashes, grounding in lightning protection, thefunction of surge protection devices, protection of powertransmission lines and telecommunication towers from lightning, theinteraction of lightning flashes with wind turbines, various aspectsof lightning strikes to trees, medical and engineering aspects oflightning strikes to humans, and lightning warning systems. Inaddition to providing essential information on lightning protectionfor engineers and scientists, the book is intended for use as atextbook on lightning protection at a graduate and postgraduatelevel.
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