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  • Concept:

    rain

    Rain has a major impact on the building and its envelope.



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    This link was checked on Dec. 2006Annual rainfall map is of North America by This link was checked on Dec. 2006Wood Durability web site




    Web Links (2): Notes
      This link was checked on Dec. 2006Weather data viewer
      "Design conditions were determined for 509 US, 134 Canadian, 339 European, 293 Asian and 169 other worldwide locations for a total of 1444 locations. Thirty-three years of hourly weather data were used for approximately 1/2 of the US and all of the Canadian locations. Twelve years of data were used for the other locations. "

      This link was checked on Dec. 2006WMO - World Meteorological Organization
      "... coordinates global scientific activity to allow increasingly prompt and accurate weather information and other services for public, private and commercial use, including international airline and shipping industries."

    Related References (12)
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    A review of rain control and design strategies, by Straube, J. and Burnett, E.F.P, 1999
    climatic relation between rain and wind
    An exploratory study of the climatic relationships between rain and wind, by Surry, D., Skerlj, P.F. and Mikitiuk, M.J, 1995
    drainage of water
    Drainage, ventilation drying and enclosure performance, by Straube, J. F. and Burnett, E. F. P., 1998
    driving rain
    Driving rain and building facades, by Straube, J. F. and Burnett, E.F.P, 1997
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    Influence of facade geometry on weathering, by El-Shimi, M., White, R. and Fazio, P., 1980
    rain drop size distribution
    Performance of an optical spectro pluviometer in measuring basic rain erosivity characteristics, by Salles, C. and Poesen, J., 1999
    driving rain chamber
    Protection of wood by design, by Hansen, M.H. and A. Nicolajsen, 1999
    rain exposure
    Quantitative studies driving rain exposure on a vertical building fa?ade in an urban area, by Zhu, D., 1995
    rain control with screened wall
    Rain control and screened wall systems, by Straube, J.F. and Burnett, E.F.P, 1997
    rain fall distribution
    Reacting to durability problems with Vancouver buildings, by Lawton, M. D., 1999
    daily precipitation time series
    Rehabilitation and analysis of Canadian daily precipitation time series, by Mekis, E. and Hogg, W. D., 1998
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    The optical spectropluviometer revisited , by Salles, C., Creutin, J. and Sempere-Torres, D., 1998



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