Analyses and algorithms for new test reference years and design summer years for the UK

Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 311-325

  Levermore, Geoff J ^a   Parkinson, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN SUMMER YEARS; FINKELSTEIN-SCHAFER STATISTIC; TEST REFERENCE YEARS;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; STATISTICS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; VENTILATION;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 33751245568     PISSN: 01436244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143624406071037     Document Type: Article

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