The relationship of reliability to wind loading

Abstract The paper presents the case for the wider application of reliability principles in the treatment of wind loading. Illustrations are given of its usefulness in the treatment of a variety of uncertainties concluding those associated with the estimation of internal pressures, of damping and also the influence of wind direction. The important role full scale testing can play in reducing uncertainty is discussed.

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