Study on pressure-equalization of curtain wall systems

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 251-266

  Choi, Edmund C C ^a   Wang, Zhihong ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; STRUCTURAL PANELS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

BACK PANEL; CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM; PRESSURE EQUALIZATION;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE;

ALUMINUM; CURTAIN WALL; PRESSURE EFFECT;

EID: 0032029823     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(97)00290-0     Document Type: Article

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