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Parapet Wind Loads

Parapet Wind Loads is a structural engineering construct that quantifies the localized wind pressure acting on the vertical extension of a building's exterior wall above the roof level, distinguishing it from general cladding wind loads by specifically addressing the aerodynamic effects on raised perimeter barriers.

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26

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2017–2026

6

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Publications

29

Wind effects of parapets on low buildings: Part 1. Basic aerodynamics and local loads

Gregory A. Kopp, D. Surry, Christian Mans · Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics · 2005 · 110 citations

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Large impulsive forces on recurved parapets under non-breaking waves. A numerical study

Myrta Castellino, Paolo Sammarco, Alessandro Romano et al. · Coastal Engineering · 2018 · 73 citations

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Wind effects of parapets on low buildings: Part 4. Mitigation of corner loads with alternative geometries

Gregory A. Kopp, Christian Mans, D. Surry · Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics · 2005 · 61 citations

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Wind loading on tilted roof-top solar arrays: The parapet effect

Matthew T.L. Browne, Mike Gibbons, Scott Gamble et al. · Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics · 2013 · 55 citations

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The acoustical influence of balcony depth and parapet form: experiments and simulations

Hany Hossam Eldien, Philippe Woloszyn · Applied Acoustics · 2004 · 53 citations · Full text

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Authors

62

  1. TS
    T. Stathopoulos

    Concordia University, Canada

    6 publications · 158 citations

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  2. DS
    D. Surry

    Western University, Canada

    5 publications · 260 citations

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  3. CM
    Christian Mans

    Western University, Canada

    4 publications · 226 citations

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  4. JM
    José Meseguer

    Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

    4 publications · 128 citations

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  5. GA
    Gregory A. Kopp

    Western University, Canada

    4 publications · 226 citations

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Institutions

26

  1. Western University

    London, Canada

    5 h-index

    14 publications

    746 citations

  2. Concordia University

    Montreal, Canada

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    335 citations

  3. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

    Madrid, Spain

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    272 citations

  4. Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin (Canada)

    Guelph, Canada

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    269 citations

  5. École Centrale de Nantes

    Nantes, France

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    106 citations

  6. University of Miami

    Coral Gables, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    49 citations

  7. HR Wallingford

    Wallingford, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    245 citations

  8. Tongji University

    Shanghai, China

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    34 citations

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  2. Engineering Structures

    2 publications · 57 citations

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  3. Advances in Structural Engineering

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  4. Journal of Structural Engineering

    1 publications · 27 citations

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  5. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

    1 publications · 20 citations

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