Document ID (ISN) | 64406 |
CIS number |
95-1119 |
ISBN(s) |
0-7176-0903-0 |
Year |
1995 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
Title |
Wind loading on temporary structures |
Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, PO Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, 1995. iii, 156p. Illus. Bibl.ref. Price: GBP 10.00. |
Abstract |
Proceedings of a conference on wind loading on temporary structures held in Harpur Hill, Buxton, United Kingdom, 26 May 1994. Papers cover: potential for reducing accidents by cladding scaffolds; history of wind damage in the UK; current UK and German practice in cladding scaffolds; commercial advantages of cladding scaffolds; revised code of practice for wind loads (BS 6399: Part 2); structural design of fabric structures to resist wind loading; studies of wind loading on lightweight structures; model experiments on covered scaffolding in a wind tunnel; research on effects of wind loading on clad scaffold structures; design of flexible clad temporary structures. |
Descriptors (primary) |
wind load; United Kingdom; temporary supporting structures; construction industry; scaffolds |
Descriptors (secondary) |
occupational accidents; wind; wind tunnels; statistics; cost of accidents; falling objects; conference; falls from heights; research |
Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
Subject(s) |
Construction industry
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Broad subject area(s) |
Mechanical hazards, transport
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Browse category(ies) |
Construction industry and civil engineering Natural phenomena
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