Full-scale measurements and computational predictions of wind loads on free-standing walls

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 67-68, Issue , 1997, Pages 639-646

  Robertson, A P ^a   Hoxey, R P ^a   Richards, P J ^b   Ferguson, W A ^c  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design; Measurements; Modelling; Pressure coefficients; Walls; Wind loads; Wind pressures

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TURBULENCE; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE PHOENICS; TURBULENCE MODEL;

WIND STRESS;

PRESSURE; WALL; WIND LOAD; WIND TUNNEL;

EID: 0031109542     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(96)00106-7     Document Type: Article

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