Wind loads on low-rise building models with different roof configurations

International Journal of Fluid Mechanics Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 231-243

  Prasad, Deepak ^a   Uliate, Tuputa ^a   Ahmed, M Rafiuddin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; WIND TUNNELS;

BOUNDARY LAYER WIND TUNNEL; BUILDING MODEL; FLAT ROOFS; HIP ROOFS; LOW-RISE BUILDINGS; PITCH ANGLE; PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS; TURBULENT WIND; WIND LOAD; WIND-TUNNEL TESTING;

ROOFS;

EID: 68149094337     PISSN: 21525102     EISSN: 21525110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/InterJFluidMechRes.v36.i3.30     Document Type: Article

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