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Apr 26, 2012
Wind Driven Rain Forces on Buildings and Structures
Publication: Structures Congress 2008: Crossing Borders
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This paper addresses wind driven rain (WDR) forces that are additional forces on buildings and structures above wind loads as defined in ASCE 07. WDR is described as raindrops falling into a wind field at an angle from vertical under the effects of gravity and wind drag forces. A WDR force computational model is developed to include the influence of wind, building geometry and rainfall intensity. The magnitude of these additional forces may be significant in designing buildings and structures to withstand tropical storm and hurricane force winds along with heavy rainfall. In addition, WDR causes hygrothermal damages to the building envelope.
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Structures Congress 2008: Crossing Borders
Pages: 1 - 17
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© 2008 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Building design
- Buildings
- Climates
- Continuum mechanics
- Design (by type)
- Disaster risk management
- Disasters and hazards
- Dynamic loads
- Dynamics (solid mechanics)
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering mechanics
- Environmental engineering
- Forces (type)
- Hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones
- Meteorology
- Natural disasters
- Precipitation
- Rain loads
- Rainfall
- Solid mechanics
- Static loads
- Statics (mechanics)
- Structural dynamics
- Structural engineering
- Structures (by type)
- Wind engineering
- Wind forces
- Wind loads
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Consulting Engineer, Private Practice, and former Professor at McNeese State University, Lake Charles. E-mail: LA, [email protected]
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