Exceedance probability as a tool to evaluate the wind environment of urban areas

Wind and Structures, An International Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 455-478

  Bady, Mahmoud ^a   Kato, Shinsuke ^b   Ishida, Yoshihiro ^b   Huang, Hong ^b   Takahashi, Takeo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air exchange rate; Built up area; Exceedance probability; Urban ventilation; Wind environment

Indexed keywords

AIR; AIR QUALITY; FINANCE;

AIR EXCHANGE RATES; BUILT-UP AREAS; EXCEEDANCE PROBABILITY; URBAN VENTILATION; WIND ENVIRONMENT;

PROBABILITY;

EID: 57149143592     PISSN: 12266116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/was.2008.11.6.455     Document Type: Article

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