• DocumentCode
    172149
  • Title

    Analysis of the lightning disaster characteristics of heritage buildings

  • Author

    Huaming Zhang ; Zhang Yijun ; Liu Yaolong ; Lu Xi ; Yang Shigang ; Li Qiang

  • Author_Institution
    Thunder prevention & Obs. Center of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan, China
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    11-18 Oct. 2014
  • Firstpage
    1201
  • Lastpage
    1205
  • Abstract
    Through investigation for the lightning disasters of heritage buildings, the distribution of heritage buildings being strike by lightning were analyzed, It was found that animal finial and other prominent parts, old trees, tower, service facilities and other parts of heritage buildings vulnerable to lightning strike; The reason of heritage buildings being strike by lightning were given that location, structures of heritage buildings, trees triggered lightning, internal environment changes, disrepair water humidity and other factors which vulnerable to lightning.
  • Keywords
    buildings (structures); disasters; lightning; structural engineering; vegetation; disrepair water humidity; heritage buildings; internal environment changes; lightning disaster characteristics; lightning strike; trees; Accidents; Animals; Architecture; Buildings; Lightning protection; Vegetation; heritage buildings; lightning parts; lightning strike law;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lightning Protection (ICLP), 2014 International Conference o
  • Conference_Location
    Shanghai
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICLP.2014.6973312
  • Filename
    6973312