Wind effects on snowdrift on stepped flat roofs

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 90, Issue 12-15, 2002, Pages 1881-1892

  Tsuchiya, M ^a   Tomabechi, T ^b   Hongo, T ^a   Ueda, H ^c  

^a KAJIMA TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c CHIBA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Field observation; Snow load; Snowdrift; Wind tunnel test; Wind velocity

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; FLOW PATTERNS; SNOW; WIND EFFECTS; WIND TUNNELS;

FIELD MEASUREMENTS;

ROOFS;

BUILDING; DRIFT; FLOW PATTERN; ROOF; SNOW; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 0036901608     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(02)00295-7     Document Type: Article

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