A Description of the Building Materials Data Base for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Abstract

A building materials sampling program for the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, region was conducted in December 1984 through February 19, 1985 to examine the types and amounts of building surface materials exposed to acid deposition. A stratified, systematic, unaligned random sampling approach was used to generate sample points across six sampling frame areas. A minimum of 70 sample points was examined per sampling frame to yield a total sample size of 541 points. Building sizes, surface materials, roof characteristics, roof-mounted apparatus, chimneys, gutters, downspouts and fences were recorded. This report provides an initial summary of the data collected. Keywords: Statistical analysis; Acid precipitation; Damage assessment; Damage from acid deposition; Damage to buildings. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA167285

Entities

People

  • Carolyn J. Merry
  • Perry J. Lapotin

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acid Deposition
  • Cold Regions
  • Composite Materials
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environmental Protection
  • Geography
  • Materials
  • New England
  • New Hampshire
  • Pennsylvania
  • Statistical Sampling
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

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  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.