Q. A building with a gabled roof will experience pressure on its leeward slope which is

A
Always
B
Always -ve
C
Sometimes and otherwise -ve
D
Zero
Solution:
  • A gable roof is a roof consisting of two sections whose upper horizontal edges meet to form its ridge.
  • A gable roof can have one, two or more gables.
  • The leeward side of the gable roof will experience a suction.
  • Due to that suction, the pressurecoefficients will always be negative.
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