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RCI foundation is supporter of new wind-RCI tool to determine wind design loads for roof claddings

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Subjectwind, calculator, roof cladding, design loads; Wind loads
Abstract
Research into the action of wind loads on roofs resulted in a six-step procedure for calculating the design wind uplift loads on roof coverings based. The procedure has been integrated into a web-based calculator called Wind-RCI. Based on the National Building Code of Canada (NBC 2005), Wind-RCI allows users to calculate wind loads for Canadian cities by entering the roof location, dimensions, exposure and type. Wind-RCI calculates roof cladding design loads and displays the wind load diagram for the field, perimeter and corner zones of the roof assembly.
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  • RCI Interface 26, no. August (1 August 2008): 26–.
LanguageEnglish
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NRC numberNRCC 50587
NRC-IRC-19820
NPARC number20377959
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