Wind Loading on Photovoltaic Arrays Mounted on Flat Roofs: A Technical Note on Edge Zone Factors

Authors

  • Dimitar Kolarov-Ben Department of Wind Engineering, Sakar Institute of Smart Infrastructure, Svilengrad, Bulgaria Author
  • Kjell Kalstad Department of Structural Engineering, Jaeren Centre for Built Environment Research, Bryne, Norway Author
  • Ariane Rouvillois Department of Energy Systems, Thierache Institute of Urban Systems, Hirson, France Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22662093

Keywords:

Wind Loading on Photovoltaic Arrays Mounted on Flat Roofs; Smart infrastructure; Evidence synthesis; Asset management; Structural health monitoring

Abstract

Wind Loading on Photovoltaic Arrays Mounted on Flat Roofs is an area of active development in smart and resilient
infrastructure engineering, with evidence that has accumulated unevenly across its component questions. We review the current
evidence base for wind loading on photovoltaic arrays mounted on flat roofs, spanning methodological, implementation,
governance, and cost dimensions, focusing on where practice has converged and where it continues to vary, and set out the
practical considerations relevant to an agency considering its adoption. We conclude that selective, context-specific use is best
supported by the evidence currently available, rather than uniform adoption or avoidance

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