Journal article
Wind loading on tilted roof-top solar arrays: The parapet effect
Abstract
Scale model wind tunnel testing was used to investigate the effect of parapets on the wind loading of a roof-top solar array with a tilt angle of 10°. Previous studies have indicated a correlation between parapet height and uplift wind loads acting on roof membranes and roof-top equipment. This relationship was reproduced in the current study for wind loads acting on roof-top solar arrays and is shown to be caused by building-induced …
Authors
Browne MTL; Gibbons MPM; Gamble S; Galsworthy J
Journal
Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Vol. 123, , pp. 202–213
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2013
DOI
10.1016/j.jweia.2013.08.013
ISSN
0167-6105