Power towers: On structural engineering problems of solar updraft chimneys

Advances and Trends in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, SEMC 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 499-504

  Kraetzig, W B ^a   Harte, R ^b   Montag, U ^c   Graffmann, M ^c  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHIMNEYS; MECHANICS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

DESIGN PRINCIPLES; DOMINATING ACTION; REINFORCED CONCRETE SHELL STRUCTURE; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RESPONSE CHARACTERISTIC; STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PROBLEMS; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; VIBRATION MODES;

SOLAR CHIMNEYS;

EID: 84985916284     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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