Assessment of ASCE 7 standard wind load factors for tall building response estimates

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 842-845

  Gabbai, R D ^a   Fritz, W P ^a   Wright, A P ^b   Simiu, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ASCE publications; Load factors; Standards and codes; Structural reliability; Wind forces

Indexed keywords

ASCE PUBLICATIONS; LOAD FACTORS; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; STANDARDS; TALL BUILDINGS;

WIND;

EID: 42249093671     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2008)134:5(842)     Document Type: Article

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