New design chart for basic wind speeds in Brazil

The design charts for basic wind speeds currently in use in Brazil [1] were created in 1977, based on wind speed records from 1950 to 1974. The database covered up to 25 years of wind records obtained in 49 weather stations, totaling 919 stationyears of data. Since 1974, additional 37 years of wind...

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Main Authors: André T. Beck, Márcio R. S. Corrêa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Marcílio Alves
Series:Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-78252013000400003&lng=en&tlng=en