Cost-sensitivity analyses of wind-resistant mitigative strategies for residential buildings /

In this dissertation a method to evaluate the cost- sensitivity of various potential mitigative alternatives for wind-resistant construction is developed and demonstrated. The state-of-the-art of economic evaluation of building codes is reviewed and discussed and specifications for a reference and a...

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Main Author:	Lombard, Patricia A.
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
Subjects:	Major interdisciplinary engineering.
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