Wind load testing of low buildings to failure at model and full scale

Natural Hazards Review

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 121-128

  Surry, David ^a   Kopp, Gregory A ^a   Bartlett, F Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Buildings; Failures; Full scale tests; Low rise; Wind loads

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BUILDINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; ERROR ANALYSIS; KINEMATICS; LOAD TESTING; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STIFFNESS; STORMS; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

CYCLONE TESTING STATION (CTS); FAILURES; FULL-SCALE TESTING; WIND LOADS;

WIND EFFECTS;

LOADING TEST; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; WIND;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 23844515858     PISSN: 15276988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1527-6988(2005)6:3(121)     Document Type: Review

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