Mean loads on vaulted canopy roofs

The vaulted canopy roof (VCR) is a widespread structure used in vast areas of South America, especially in parts of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. Information about the aerodynamics of VCRs is scarce in the literature, and it is restricted to mean load coefficients, which must be used in combinatio...

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Autores: Natalini, Bruno, Morel, C., Natalini, María Belén
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/8836
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/8836
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Wind Loads
Vaulted Roofs
Canopy Roofs
Wind Tunnel
Mean Pressures
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
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Sumario:The vaulted canopy roof (VCR) is a widespread structure used in vast areas of South America, especially in parts of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. Information about the aerodynamics of VCRs is scarce in the literature, and it is restricted to mean load coefficients, which must be used in combination with the quasi-steady approach. Most of the existing data have been produced during the last decade in South America, but these data are not readily accessible because they were published in Spanish. This paper presents the results of mean wind load coefficients on VCRs obtained in boundary layer tunnel tests, and the aerodynamics of VCRs are discussed by taking into account the data produced during the last decade.