The impact of exposure on wind loading of low buildings

Proceedings of the Structures Congress and Exposition

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 9-

  Wang, Kai ^a   Stathopoulos, Ted ^b  

^a ROWAN WILLIAMS DAVIES AND IRWIN INC   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

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EID: 33845697098     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40889(201)9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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