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Measurements of snow and wind loads on full-scale buildings for improved design

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  1. National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
  2. National Research Council of Canada
SponsorSearch for: International Council for Building Research, Studies and Documentation
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Conference6th CIB Congress, The Impact of Research on the Built Environment, October 3, 1974, Budapest, Hungary
Subjectroofing; snow loads; wind loads; structural design; roofs; high rise buildings; limit state method; Snow and Ice loads; Wind loads
Abstract
In many countries structural design procedures are undergoing changes toward recognition of "limit states", e. g., excessive deformation, unserviceability, collapse. The application of this philosophy has two prerequisites: first, design loads and material properties must be defined on a more realistic (probabilistic) basis; second, design safety rules and factors must be related more closely to risk and consequences of failure. The Division of Building Research of the National Research Council of Canada, in recognition of these trends, has carried out extensive field observations and studies of loads, particularly snow loads on roofs and wind pressures and suctions on walls of high- rise buildings. The paper describes briefly the major features of this work, including observation methods and some of the results.
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  • Preprint Papers - 6th CIB Congress, The Impact of Research on the Built Environment 1/1: 528–532.
LanguageEnglish
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IdentifierDBR-TP-439
NRC numberNRCC 14749
NRC-IRC-2765
NPARC number20374707
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