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Numerical simulation of rime ice accretion on a three-dimensional wind turbine blade using a Lagrangian approach
The accreted ice on wind turbine blades significantly deteriorates the blade aerodynamic performance and consequently the power production. The existing numerical simulations of blade icing have mostly been pe...
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Simulation of steel beam under ceiling jet based on a wind-fire-structure coupling model
For localized fires, it is necessary to consider the thermal and mechanical responses of building elements subject to uneven heating under the influence of wind. In this paper, the thermomechanical phenomena e...
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A new simulation method on sliding snow load on sloped roofs
In cold regions, the accurate evaluation of sliding snow loads on roofs is important in structure design. Hence, this study develops a new method to simulate sliding snow loads on sloped roofs. First, the posi...
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Wind tunnel test of snow loads on a stepped flat roof using different granular materials
An accurate prediction of wind-induced redistribution of snow load on roof surfaces is vital to structural design. To represent the pattern of snow distribution caused by snowdrift in wind tunnel test, appropr...
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Research on wind-induced responses of a large-scale membrane structure
The wind-induced responses of a large-scale membrane structure, Expo Boulevard, are evaluated in this study. To obtain the wind pressure distribution on the roof surface, a wind tunnel test is performed. A bri...
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Simulation method of sliding snow load on roofs and its application in some representative regions of China
Sliding snow load on roofs is an important issue. Thus, a simulation method to calculate the sliding snow load on roofs is developed in this paper. Firstly, based on previous mass- and energy-balance models, a...
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Grou** response method for equivalent static wind loads based on a modified LRC method
Wind loading is one of the most important loads for controlling the design of large-span roof structures. Equivalent static wind loads, which can generally aim at determining a specific response, are widely us...