Specification of the design wind load-A critical review of code concepts

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 97, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 335-357

  Kasperski, Michael ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Design wind load; Design working life; Duration of storm; Extreme aerodynamic coefficient; Extreme wind speed; Target values exceedance probability

Indexed keywords

DESIGN WIND LOAD; DURATION OF STORM; EXTREME AERODYNAMIC COEFFICIENT; EXTREME WIND SPEED; TARGET VALUES EXCEEDANCE PROBABILITY;

AERODYNAMIC LOADS; AERODYNAMICS; HURRICANE EFFECTS; LOADS (FORCES); RANDOM PROCESSES; RANDOM VARIABLES; SPEED; STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL; STORMS; TARGETS; WIND STRESS;

DESIGN;

EID: 70349320018     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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