International comparison of wind tunnel estimates of wind effects on low-rise buildings: Test-related uncertainties

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1887-1890

  Fritz, W P ^a   Bienkiewicz, B ^b   Cui, B ^c   Flamand, O ^d   Ho, T C E ^e   Kikitsu, H ^f   Letchford, C W ^g   Simiu, E ^a  

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

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c AMRL   (United States)

^d Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment ^*  (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^f BUILDING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Buildings, low rise; Uncertainly principles; Wind pressure; Wind tunnel models; Wind tunnels

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BUILDINGS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TUNNELS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND TUNNELS;

COEFFICIENTS OF VARIATIONS; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS; KNEE JOINTS; PEAK PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS; PRESSURE TAPS; UNCERTAINLY PRINCIPLES; WIND DIRECTIONS; WIND LOAD FACTORS; WIND PRESSURE; WIND TUNNEL LABORATORIES; WIND TUNNEL MODELS; WIND TUNNEL SIMULATIONS;

WIND EFFECTS;

EID: 56349104731     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2008)134:12(1887)     Document Type: Article

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