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Selection of climatological statistics for building design

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Conference5th CIB Congress, June 1971, Versailles, France
SubjectBuilding envelope; climatology; statistics (data); statistical analysis; construction technology; design
Abstract
Ordinary climatological statistics are of little use to the building designer. Values of the various climatic elements should be selected with frequencies appropriate to the tolerable risks of failure of the structure or one of its functions. For locations without adequate weather records these values must be estimated taking topographical features into account. The effect of cities on the design values is usually small compared to the year-to-year variations.
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  • Research into Practice: The Challenge of Application. Proceedings of the 5th CIB Congress: 1971-06, Versailles, France (1 April 1972): 22–24.
LanguageEnglish
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IdentifierDBR-TP-366
NRC numberNRCC 12581
NRC-IRC-2644
NPARC number20374283
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