Developing a simplified method of calculating U-values in light steel framing

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 230-236

  Gorgolewski, Mark ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STEEL; STEEL CONSTRUCTION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

LIGHT STEEL FRAME CONSTRUCTIONS; LIGHT STEEL FRAMING; THERMAL TRANSMITTANCE;

STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STEEL; STEEL CONSTRUCTION; STRUCTURAL FRAMES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; STEEL STRUCTURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 33748917441     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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