REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH WINDS FOR STRUCTURAL DESIGN

TO OBTAIN DESIGN WIND VELOCITY, THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE MAXIMUM PEAK GUST, IT IS NECESSARY TO UNDERSTAND FULLY THE TOPOGRAPHIC AND REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GUST. IN JAPAN, HOWEVER, THE OBSERVATION PERIOD IS TOO SHORT TO ESTIMATE THE PEAK GUST. GIVEN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE, A METHOD IS DESCRIBED BY WHICH EXPECTED EXTREME WIND SPEED, CORRESPONDING TO THE RETURN PERIOD AT AN OPTIONAL PLACE, IS OBTAINED FROM DATA ON TOPOGRAPHY AND MEAN 10-MIN WIND VELOCITY. SEVEN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE GUST FACTOR ARE EXPLAINED. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Public Works Res Inst, Cm /Japan

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• Authors:
  • Kitaoka, T
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 139-65
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Precast Concrete /UK/
  • Volume: 14
  • Publisher: Precast Concrete /UK

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerodynamic force; Dynamic loads; Gusts; Regions; Structural design; Structures; Topography; Wind
• Uncontrolled Terms: Gust loads; Wind load
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00209851
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 19 1973 12:00AM