Performance of roof tiles under simulated hurricane impact
Widespread damage to tile roofs over the last few years, even for weaker hurricanes, has raised concerns regarding construction practices and codes. An experimental study was carried out for clay and concrete roof tiles with adhesive- and mortar-set attachments using a “Wall of Wind” apparatus. The...
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| Main Author: | Abishdid, Caesar (author) |
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| Other Authors: | Chowdhury, Arindam Gan (author), Huang, Peng (author), Mirmiran, Amir (author), Wang, Ton-Lo (author) |
| Format: | article |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10725/4642 http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)1076-0431(2009)15:1(26) http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/(ASCE)1076-0431(2009)15:1(26) |
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