WIND PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION ON A SIGN

DATA FOR PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION ACROSS AN ACRYLIC SIGN FACE IN WINDS UP TO 120 MILES/HR. SHOWED THE PUSH-IN PRESSURE ON A SIGN FACE TO BE GREATER THAN THE SUCK-OUT PRESSURE. WIND AT 90 DEG. TO THE SIGN EXERTS MORE PRESSURE ON THE SIGN THAN WIND FROM 30 DEG. FOR THE PARTICULAR SIGN INVESTIGATED THE COEFFICIENT OF DRAG WAS 1.0. /MP/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 46, No 10, PP 88-90, 7 FIG
• Authors:
  • Robertson, E N
  • Chow, D D
• Publication Date: 1969-10

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Modern Plastics
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acrylic resins; Aerodynamic force; Plastics; Signs; Wind
• Uncontrolled Terms: Wind load
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00217140
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 8 1971 12:00AM