Statistical Tests of Environmental Load Data
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 110, Issue 6
Abstract
Basic climatological variables such as wind speed, ground snow and other environmental effects are needed to calculate structural design loads. The design loads are contingent on the selection of suitable probability distributions for these climatological variables. This note compares the probability plot correlation criteria as a tool for statistical analysis and testing of environmental data to other common methods as a tool for testing and analyzing environmental data.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 110 • Issue 6 • June 1984
Pages: 1400 - 1404
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Copyright © 1984 ASCE.
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Published online: Jun 1, 1984
Published in print: Jun 1984
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