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Impact Test Criteria for Flying Debris in Windstorms
Impact Test Criteria for Flying Debris in Windstorms - (1.46 mb)
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Kerry Adams, James Cook University, Townsville, October 2001. Study reviews the current test standard AS1170.2 - 1989 and analyses the damaging effect of other realistic debris in order to recommend changes to the current test standard.
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