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Digest 311 Wind scour of gravel ballast on roofs
Publication Year
1986
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Gives a method of estimating the threshold wind speeds for scour on roof ballasts; it is based on published information from wind-tunnel tests conducted for this specific purpose.
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