| Document ID (ISN) | 29887 |
| CIS number |
78-1441 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Cahiers de notes documentaires - Sécurité et hygiène du travail |
| Year |
1978 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Ragu M. |
| Title |
Wind - Useful fundamentals for prevention |
| Original title |
Le vent - Rappel de notions de base utiles à la prévention. [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
2nd quarter 1978, No.91, Note No.1113-91-78, p.215-242. Illus. 11 ref. |
| Abstract |
Contents of this note intended for worksite managers and project managers: general remarks on wind (origin, direction, speed); use of weather forecasts; calculation of the effect of wind on buildings under construction and tower cranes; causes and prevention of hazards (blowing over of formwork and structures, possibly followed by a chain reaction; blowing over of lifting equipment; swaying or spinning of large loads; falling of objects and equipment; loss of balance of workers; splashing by a flammable liquid; collision). The relevant French regulations are quoted. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
construction industry; wind |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
weather; wind load; France; tower cranes; data sheet; falling objects; legislation; mathematical analysis; prediction; overturning |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Subject(s) |
Construction industry
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Natural phenomena
Construction industry and civil engineering
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