Year: 1961
Type: article
Abstract: This paper first justifies the use of the ”extreme wind velocity averaged over a mile or minute“ as a ”basic design wind velocity” in preference to absolute peak velocities which cannot be considered independently of the size of the structure, and of the dynamic response of anemometer, structure, and structural materials.
Author: A. G. Davenport
Institution: University of Bristol
Language: English
Topic: Wind and Air Flow Studies
Subfield: Environmental Engineering
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2199868747