The UWO contribution to the NIST aerodynamic database for wind loads on low buildings: Part 1. Archiving format and basic aerodynamic data

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-30

  Ho, T C Eric ^a   Surry, D ^a   Morrish, D ^a   Kopp, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic database; Building codes; Low buildings; Wind loads

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BUILDINGS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; MODEL STRUCTURES; ROOFS; SLOPE STABILITY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

ROOF SLOPES; TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (TTU); UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO (UWO);

WIND STRESS;

AERODYNAMICS; BUILDING; DATABASE; FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; WIND LOAD;

EID: 11144222241     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2004.07.006     Document Type: Article

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