Modelling the impact of hailstones on flat steel roofing membranes for residential buildings

Abstract Metal roof panels are commonly used on residential and commercial buildings. Steel panels exposed to hail have not yet been adequately tested for dent resistance. A finite element model (FEM) was used to analyze the entire test setup. To compare artificial hailstones with natural hailstones...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mehmet E. Uz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24375-3