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Review of the Need for a Large-Scale Test Facility for Research on the Effects of Extreme Winds on Structures

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Size: 48 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:1999

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Front Matter	i-viii
Executive Summary	1-2	(skim)
1 Introduction	3-5	(skim)
2 Technical Aspects of a Large-scale Wind Test Facility	6-16	(skim)
3 Economic Considerations	17-18	(skim)
4 Findings and Recommendations	19-21	(skim)
References	22-24	(skim)
Appendixes	25-26	(skim)
A Biographies of Committee Members	27-32	(skim)
B Questionnaire, Respondents, and Synthesis of Responses	33-39	(skim)
Acronyms	40-40	(skim)

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