Comparison of Field and Wind Tunnel Pressure Coefficients for a Light-Frame Industrial Building
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 135, Issue 10
Abstract
This technical note describes how full-scale observations of external pressure coefficients for a single storey industrial building located in Quebec City, Canada compared with matched scale at 1:200 wind tunnel measurements. Wind pressure was measured by a grid of 20 pressure taps at wall and roof surfaces. Both mean and peak pressure coefficients on the envelope of the actual building compare well with values obtained in the wind tunnel.
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Acknowledgments
The writers gratefully acknowledge the support and contributions to this project from The Canadian Wood Council, FPInnovations—Forintek Division (East), and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Dr. Mohammad Mohammad and the technical staff of the FPInnovations are thanked for their assistance with field work.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 135 • Issue 10 • October 2009
Pages: 1301 - 1304
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© 2009 ASCE.
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Received: May 21, 2007
Accepted: May 13, 2009
Published online: Sep 15, 2009
Published in print: Oct 2009
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