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Abstract
The paper summarizes the important features of wind action on roofs and describes recent findings from studies of wind damage and wind pressures on roof of buildings in the United Kingdom. Roofing practice was found to have adapted to take account of local wind conditions with the result that the severity of wind damage to roofs is closely related to the return periods for local extreme winds. Typical failures of tiled, slated and sheeted roofs due to the wind are used to illustrate the nature of wind action. Measurements of wind pressures on a tiled roof are given which demonstrate the problem of specifying wind loads for design. The implications for roof design are discussed in the context of present practice and the introduction of new materials and roofing practice.
The paper summarizes the important features of wind action on roofs and describes recent findings from studies of wind damage and wind pressures on roof of buildings in the United Kingdom. Roofing practice was found to have adapted to take account of local wind conditions with the result that the severity of wind damage to roofs is closely related to the return periods for local extreme winds. Typical failures of tiled, slated and sheeted roofs due to the wind are used to illustrate the nature of wind action. Measurements of wind pressures on a tiled roof are given which demonstrate the problem of specifying wind loads for design. The implications for roof design are discussed in the context of present practice and the introduction of new materials and roofing practice.
Date
9/1974
9/1974
Author(s)
Eaton, K; Menzier, J
Eaton, K; Menzier, J
Page(s)
Paper 6
Paper 6
Source
Society of Chemical Industry
Society of Chemical Industry
Keyword(s)
wind; wind pressure; wind damage; wind failure; tile roof; slate roof; wind load;
wind; wind pressure; wind damage; wind failure; tile roof; slate roof; wind load;