Analysis of alongwind tall building response to transient nonstationary winds

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 782-791

  Chen, Xinzhong ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Buildings, high rise; Stationary processes; Vibration; Wind loads

Indexed keywords

STATIONARY PROCESSES; WIND FLUCTUATIONS; WIND LOADS;

AERODYNAMICS; BUILDINGS; DAMAGE DETECTION; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

THUNDERSTORMS;

EID: 42249103798     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2008)134:5(782)     Document Type: Article

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