Multivariate stochastic simulation of wind pressure over low-rise structures through linear model interpolation

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 98, Issue 4-5, 2010, Pages 226-235

  Masters, F ^a   Gurley, K ^a   Kopp, Gregory A ^b  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Database assisted design; Multivariate; Non Gaussian; Roof load; Stochastic simulation

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; GAUSSIAN NOISE (ELECTRONIC); INTERPOLATION; ROOFS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; WIND EFFECTS; WIND TUNNELS;

CORRELATED VARIABLES; DATABASE-ASSISTED DESIGN; INTERPOLATION SCHEMES; LOW-RISE STRUCTURES; MULTIVARIATE; MULTIVARIATE STOCHASTIC SIMULATIONS; NON-GAUSSIAN; STOCHASTIC SIMULATIONS;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 77549088219     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2009.10.018     Document Type: Article

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