Comprehensive study of wind loads on parapets

The current thesis aims at defining and evaluating the local (components and cladding) wind loads on parapets. For the first time, it was attempted to measure such loads in full-scale, in order to address the issues encountered in previous wind tunnel studies. Field testing was carried out using the...

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Main Author: Bedair, Rania
Format: Others
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/976384/1/NR63348.pdf
Bedair, Rania <http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/view/creators/Bedair=3ARania=3A=3A.html> (2009) Comprehensive study of wind loads on parapets. PhD thesis, Concordia University.