Near-ground wind and its characterization for engineering applications

Wind and Structures, An International Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 143-158

  Crandell, Jay H ^a   Farkas, William ^a   Lyons, James M ^a   Freeborne, William ^b  

^a NAHB Research Center Inc   (United States)

^b Special Needs Assistance Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; LOAD LIMITS; SPEED; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; THUNDERSTORMS; VELOCITY; WIND POWER;

NEAR GROUND WIND; POWER LAW; WIND ENGINEERING; WIND VELOCITY PROFILE;

WIND EFFECTS;

EID: 0034269510     PISSN: 12266116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/was.2000.3.3.143     Document Type: Article

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