Comparison of field and wind tunnel pressure coefficients for a light-frame industrial building

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1301-1304

  Doudak, G ^a   McClure, G ^b   Smith, I ^c   Stathopoulos, T ^d  

^a Canadian Wood Council   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^d Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Frames; Industrial plants; Monitoring; Timber construction; Wind loads; Wind pressure; Wind tunnels

Indexed keywords

EXTERNAL PRESSURES; FRAMES; INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS; PEAK PRESSURE; PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS; PRESSURE TAPS; QUEBEC CITY; ROOF SURFACES; TECHNICAL NOTES; TIMBER CONSTRUCTION; WIND LOADS; WIND PRESSURE; WIND PRESSURES; WIND TUNNEL MEASUREMENTS;

AERODYNAMIC LOADS; AERODYNAMICS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; LOADS (FORCES); MONITORING; OFFICE BUILDINGS; TIMBER; TUNNELS; WIND STRESS; WOODEN CONSTRUCTION;

WIND TUNNELS;

EID: 70349331572     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2009)135:10(1301)     Document Type: Article

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