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SFPE Handbook | Ch. 50 | Eq. 50.4

Wind pressure

Calculates the wind pressure on a building surface

Reference

Hurley, M.J., et al., 2016. SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering. 5th ed. Springer.

Equations

P_w = 0.5 \cdot C_w \cdot \rho_o \cdot U_{H}^2

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