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Design Guidelines for Roof Pavers against Wind Uplift
The objective of this paper is to develop guidance for design of loose laid roof pavers against wind uplift. Large-scale experiments were performed on concrete roof pavers installed on the flat roof of a low-rise building using the Wall of Wind (WOW) facility at Florida International University (FIU). Both wind blow-off tests and pressure measurements on the top and bottom surfaces of the pavers were performed. The results are used to develop specific guidelines for design of loose-laid roof pavers. Account is taken of pressure equalization, the gaps between the pavers, and the space beneath the pavers. These guidelines are intended to be simple enough to be used by designers in parallel with the usual code provisions for exterior suctions on roofs.
Design Guidelines for Roof Pavers against Wind Uplift
The objective of this paper is to develop guidance for design of loose laid roof pavers against wind uplift. Large-scale experiments were performed on concrete roof pavers installed on the flat roof of a low-rise building using the Wall of Wind (WOW) facility at Florida International University (FIU). Both wind blow-off tests and pressure measurements on the top and bottom surfaces of the pavers were performed. The results are used to develop specific guidelines for design of loose-laid roof pavers. Account is taken of pressure equalization, the gaps between the pavers, and the space beneath the pavers. These guidelines are intended to be simple enough to be used by designers in parallel with the usual code provisions for exterior suctions on roofs.
Design Guidelines for Roof Pavers against Wind Uplift
Mooneghi, Maryam Asghari (author) / Irwin, Peter (author) / Chowdhury, Arindam Gan (author)
Structures Congress 2015 ; 2015 ; Portland, Oregon
Structures Congress 2015 ; 2679-2688
2015-04-17
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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