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Abstract
This report summarizes the results of a wind tunnel investigation to measure the mean and the dynamic wind loads acting on a 3.05m wide by 3.05m long, low building model utilizing a full scale, single ply PVC membranew, mechanically attached roofing system. The main purposes were: to investigate the behaviour of full scale roofing components under wind action, to obtain a database for the validation of roof structural calculations and to provide an input into the development of load cycles for laboratory pressure testing. The measurements were made in smooth flow and in turbulent, shear flow with a mean profile representative of that over open terrain. The work was part of a collaborative research project entitled "Dynamic Evaluation of Roof Attachment Systems" initiated in 1994 between the Institute of Aerospace Research (IAR) and the Institute for Research in Construction (IRC) of the National Research Council of Canada.
This report summarizes the results of a wind tunnel investigation to measure the mean and the dynamic wind loads acting on a 3.05m wide by 3.05m long, low building model utilizing a full scale, single ply PVC membranew, mechanically attached roofing system. The main purposes were: to investigate the behaviour of full scale roofing components under wind action, to obtain a database for the validation of roof structural calculations and to provide an input into the development of load cycles for laboratory pressure testing. The measurements were made in smooth flow and in turbulent, shear flow with a mean profile representative of that over open terrain. The work was part of a collaborative research project entitled "Dynamic Evaluation of Roof Attachment Systems" initiated in 1994 between the Institute of Aerospace Research (IAR) and the Institute for Research in Construction (IRC) of the National Research Council of Canada.
Date
6/1997
6/1997
Author(s)
M Savage; K Cooper; A Baskaran
M Savage; K Cooper; A Baskaran
Page(s)
62
62
Keyword(s)
wind tunnel; single ply; mechanically attached, PVC
wind tunnel; single ply; mechanically attached, PVC