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Wind Speed Estimation Uncertainties: Effects of Climatological and Micrometeorological Parameters

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Author(s)

S M. Diniz, Fahim H. Sadek, Emil Simiu

Abstract

To achieve structures that are risk-consistent, structural reliability methods must be used that account for uncertainties with respect to the relevant parameters affecting the estimation of wind effects. In this paper we obtain measures of uncertainties in the estimation of the wind speeds upwind of structures. These uncertainties are due to incomplete knowledge with respect to the relevant extreme climatological and micrometeorological parameters. Advances in wind engineering and improvments in computational capabilities make it now possible to improve upon earlier estimates available in the literature. The work presented in this paper is a phase of a broader NIST project aimed at developing user-friendly software for the estimation of probabilities of failure of low-rise structures subjected to wind loads.
Conference Dates
June 9-12, 2002
Conference Location
Corfu, 1, GR
Conference Title
International Computational Stochastic Mechanics Conference
Pub Type
Conferences

Keywords

Building technology, database-assisted design, Monte Carlo simulation, sampling errors, terrain roughness, uncertainties, wind speeds
Fire and Buildings and Construction

Citation

Diniz, S. , Sadek, F. and Simiu, E. (2021), Wind Speed Estimation Uncertainties: Effects of Climatological and Micrometeorological Parameters, International Computational Stochastic Mechanics Conference, Corfu, 1, GR (Accessed October 11, 2025)

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Created October 12, 2021
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