A multichamber, pressure-based test method to determine wind loads on air-permeable, multilayer cladding systems
- Submitting institution
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The University of Birmingham
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 91536078
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.3389/fbuil.2017.00007
- Title of journal
- Frontiers in Built Environment
- Article number
- 7
- First page
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- Volume
- 3
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 2297-3362
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- February
- Year of publication
- 2017
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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4
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- A novel method was developed to apply wind-induced pressures to air-permeable cladding, revealing the fundamental mechanism for net wind loads. The pressure-Loading Actuators were the primary technical outcome of a $6.8M infrastructure-development grant. The technology was sold to 7 organizations worldwide (four universities; three industry research institutes (IBHS (insurance); NAHB (homebuilders); YKK Inc., Japan). The research resulted in: changes in ASTM-D3679, which will lead to more resilient siding, reducing losses for the insurance sector (State Farm-Principal Researcher; IBHS-Chief Engineer); research contracts ($100K) with siding manufacturers (Royal Building Products-Technical Service Manager; KP Building Products; KWP Ltd.); an international keynote lecture (http://wrdm.jp/programme_scientific.html).
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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