Dynamics of internal pressures in tornado flow
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Authors
Levitz, Benjamin
Issue Date
2014-08
Type
Electronic thesis
Thesis
Thesis
Language
ENG
Keywords
Civil engineering
Alternative Title
Abstract
Tornadoes are powerful and destructive phenomena that affect many people all over the world. They can generate some of the fastest wind speeds on the planet, and destroy very robust structures. Any structure with an opening under extreme wind conditions will experience a two pronged attack: external pressures generated by the flow over the building envelope, as well as internal pressures generated by the flow passing through one or more openings in the structure.
Description
August 2014
School of Engineering
School of Engineering
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Publisher
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY