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In this paper two important considerations will be addressed:
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first the methods whereby wind tunnel test results are combined with meteorological information to define design loading; and
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second, the reliability of the resulting design loads
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Davenport, A.G. (1983). The Reliability and Synthesis of Aerodynamic and Meteorological Data for Wind Loading. In: Thoft-Christensen, P. (eds) Reliability Theory and Its Application in Structural and Soil Mechanics. NATO ASI Series, vol 70. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6896-7_12
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