Research Article
Apr 1978
Free Fall of Large Pipes
Publication: Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division
Volume 104, Issue 2
Abstract
The design of nuclear plant facilities to withstand the effects of tornadoes has required estimates of the motion of objects accelerated in a tornado windfield. This has inspired investigations of the three topics necessary for such estimates: 1) A Model of the windfield; 2) aerodynamic properties of the object; and 3) initial conditions for the trajectory.
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Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division
Volume 104 • Issue 2 • April 1978
Pages: 477 - 480
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© 1978 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Apr 1978
Published online: Feb 3, 2021
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James F. Costello, M.ASCE
Struct. Engr., Div. of Engrg. Standards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C.
Alan E. Stephenson
Test Engr., Sandia Lab., Tonopah, Nev.
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