The NIST aerodynamic database for wind loads on low buildings: An expert system to expand the practicality of the database

Proceedings of the Structures Congress and Exposition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 503-512

  Kopp, G A ^a   Chen, Y ^a   Surry, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CORRELATION METHODS; DATA REDUCTION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; INTERPOLATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RANDOM PROCESSES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL LOADS; WIND EFFECTS;

AERODYNAMIC DATABASES; DATABASE-ASSISTED DESIGN (DAD); LINEAR STOCHASTIC ESTIMATION (LSE); WIND LOADS;

EXPERT SYSTEMS;

EID: 22444450463     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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