Full-scale testing to determine the wind loads on free-standing walls

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 60, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 123-137

  Robertson, A P ^a   Hoxey, R P ^a   Short, J L ^a   Ferguson, W A ^b   Osmond, S ^b  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CODES; LOADS (FORCES); PRESSURE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS); WIND TUNNELS;

FREE STANDING WALL; PRESSURE COEFFICIENT; WIND LOADS;

WIND STRESS;

FULL SCALE TESTS; WALLS; WIND LOADS;

EID: 0030115538     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-6105(96)00028-1     Document Type: Article

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