Digest 391 Damage to roofs from aircraft wake vortices
Publication Year
1994
Document Status
Withdrawn
Abstract
The pressures generated by aircraft trailing wake vortices can greatly exceed the normal design load for roofs. Damage is generally confined to small-format roofing elements, such as tiles and slates, on buildings near the ends of runways in urban areas. This Digest helps building owners, occupiers, roofing specifiers and installers, and local and airport authorities, to identify and reduce damage to tiled and slated roofs from aircraft trailing vortices.
ISBN
9780851256214
Publisher Information
BRE
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UK
