Combined use of wind-driven rain and wind pressure to define water penetration risk into building façades: The Spanish case

Building and Environment

Volumn 64, Issue , 2013, Pages 46-56

  Pérez Bella, José M ^a   Domínguez Hernández, Javier ^a   Rodríguez Soria, Beatriz ^a   del Coz Díaz, Juan J ^b   Cano Suñén, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Building design; Risk assessment; Spain; Water tightness; Wind pressure; Wind driven rain

Indexed keywords

BUILDING DESIGN; BUILDING ENCLOSURE; DAILY PRECIPITATIONS; EXPOSURE PARAMETERS; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SPAIN; WIND PRESSURES; WIND-DRIVEN RAIN;

BUILDING CODES; ENCLOSURES; MAPS; RAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

WIND EFFECTS;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WIND STRESS; WIND VELOCITY;

IBERIAN PENINSULA; SPAIN;

EID: 84875864385     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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