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Weather Limitations to the Construction of Industrial Establishments

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Industrial Operations under Extremes of Weather

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The effects of weather conditions on the construction industry are discussed. It is concluded that low temperature, particularly where it has resulted in permafrost, imposes the most severe restrictions on the construction of buildings. Sleet, ice, and snow rank next as impairments to construction activity; rain and wind impose periodic difficulties which may occasionally reach serious proportions.

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Waters, J.W. (1957). Weather Limitations to the Construction of Industrial Establishments. In: Russell, J.A. (eds) Industrial Operations under Extremes of Weather. Meteorological Monographs, vol 2. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-940033-13-6_3

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