Effects of initial conditions on the flight of windborne plate debris

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 601-614

  Kordi, Bahareh ^a   Kopp, Gregory A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bluff body aerodynamics; Hurricanes; Low rise buildings; Windborne debris

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; DEBRIS; HURRICANES; ROOFS; WIND;

ASPHALT SHINGLES; BLUFF BODY AERODYNAMICS; INITIAL CONDITIONS; INITIAL FAILURE; LOW-RISE BUILDINGS; MODEL APPROACH; SEPARATION BUBBLE; WINDBORNE DEBRIS;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

EID: 79955645106     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2011.02.009     Document Type: Article

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