Reliability and code level

Wind and Structures, An International Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 295-307

  Kasperski, Michael ^a   Geurts, Chris ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Design aerodynamic coefficient; Design wind load; Design wind speed; Extreme values; Structural classes; Uncertainties

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; WIND;

DESIGN AERODYNAMIC COEFFICIENT; DESIGN WIND LOAD; DESIGN WIND SPEED; EXTREME VALUES; STRUCTURAL CLASSES; UNCERTAINTIES;

CODES (STANDARDS);

EID: 20444497372     PISSN: 12266116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/was.2005.8.4.295     Document Type: Conference Paper

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