Evaluation of quasi-steady theory applied to windborne flat plates in uniform flow

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 135, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 657-668

  Kordi, Bahareh ^a   Kopp, Gregory A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Debris; Plates; Turbulence; Uniform flow; Wind loads

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICS; PLATING; TURBULENCE;

BUOYANCY PARAMETERS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PITCHING MOMENTS; QUASI-STEADY THEORY; SPATIAL COORDINATES; SQUARE PLATES; UNIFORM FLOW; WIND LOAD;

DEBRIS;

AERODYNAMICS; BUOYANCY; DRAG; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; ROTATING FLOW; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STEADY FLOW; THEORETICAL STUDY; TURBULENCE;

EID: 67649112195     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0000008     Document Type: Article

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