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Bending moments in arches and domes are sensitive to distribution of wind load
Stagnation
Point
Fluctuating reattachment
point
Separation
point
1.0
U.W.O.
Wind-tunnel tests
0.0
-0.1
-0.2
-0.4
-0.8
-0.7
-0.6
-1.0
-1.1
-1.2
-1.3
-1.4
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.0
he
S
L
+0.5
+0.3
+0.4
+0.2
-0.5
-0.3 -0.4
-0.25
+0.4
-0.3
+0.2
+0.3
+0.2
-0.7
-0.5
-1.0
-0.4
-0.7
+0.2
-0.7
-0.4
+0.3
+0.1
-0.2
-0.6
0
-0.5
-0.5
-0.6
-0.5
-0.6
-0.45
-0.7
-0.4
-0.9
-0.7
-0.15 -0.2
-0.3 -0.5
0
+0.5
-0.5
+0.4
+0.2
-0.15
-0.7
-0.9
-0.3 -0.4
-0.5
-0.25
-0.2
positive
Correlations for separated parts of a large roof are low: hence potential
for significant reduction in peak effective loads and peak load effects
(b.m.s, axial forces etc.)
45
Cp=0.5
Superdome
Stadium
Australia
Superdome
Stadium
Australia
21
6
9
23
20
8
24
18
11
10
15
17
19
12
13
14
16
22
-1.2
-0.8
-0.4
180
160
140
120
100
80
20
60
40
40
20
ESE wind
0
0.2
0.4
20
40
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
10
20
19
18
21
27
11
23
12
28
26
4
22
25
17
16
15
24
13
2
14
SSE
0.2
Pressure /kPa
0.1
0
1
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
-0.1
Panel Number
-0.2
-0.3
-0.4
WSW
-0.5
-0.6
Correlation approach
Direct approach
Effective static load distributions for axial loads in a particular roof member
Time
End of Lecture 20
John Holmes
225-405-3789 JHolmes@lsu.edu