Evaluation of XIMIS for Assessing Extreme Pressure Coefficients

Commonly used methods to estimate peak wind pressures on buildings are summarized. The Harris (2009) penultimate XIMIS method is described and calibrated against Gumbel epochal extreme-value analysis (EVA), as well as with the Hermite-Davenport peak factor method by Yang et al. (2013) (YGP) using a...

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Main Authors: Eri Gavanski, Nicholas J. Cook
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Built Environment
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbuil.2019.00048/full