ROOF WIND PRESSURES FOR DUOPITCH ROOF PERMEABLE BUILDINGS

• Main Authors: Sambu Potty, Narayanan, Kang , Seavhai
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/11221/1/ROOF%20WIND%20PRESSURES%20FOR%20DUOPITCH%20ROOF%20PERMEABLE%20BUILDINGS_revised.pdf; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/11221/

Roofs of buildings have been observed to fail in wind storms. Traditionally in Malaysia, roof pressures are determined based on BS 6399-2 or MS1553. This paper presents the analysis of wind code provisions in the four major codes (BS 6399-2, MS 1553, EC1-1-4 and IS 875-3), including basic wind s...