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Mar 1, 1987
Structural Load Estimates from Geographically Sparse Data
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 113, Issue 3
Abstract
Structural engineers often must estimate wind or snow loads at a building site using data from weather stations some distance from the site. This paper describes how design loads at a site can be estimated using moving area-averaging rules that take into account inherent randomness in the data and the sparseness of the reporting stations. These rules provide load estimates or contour maps which are specified exactly by the given data.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 113 • Issue 3 • March 1987
Pages: 628 - 632
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Copyright © 1987 ASCE.
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Published online: Mar 1, 1987
Published in print: Mar 1987
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Andrew Tallin
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Polytechnic Inst. of New York, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Bruce Ellingwood, Members, ASCE
Research Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., The Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD 21218‐2699
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