The effect of roof flexibility on internal pressure fluctuations

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 72, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 175-186

  Sharma, R N ^a,b   Richards, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Gain function; Helmholtz resonance; Internal pressure; Roof flexibility

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; HOUSING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; ROOFS; STORMS;

FLEXIBLE ROOFS; GAIN FUNCTION; HELMHOLTZ FREQUENCY;

WIND STRESS;

PRESSURE; ROOF; WIND;

EID: 0031277689     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(97)00252-3     Document Type: Article

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