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LIGHTNING AND LIGHTNING PROTECTION
2004Lightning is the visible discharge of static electricity within a cloud, betweenclouds, or between the earth and a cloud. It is one of natures most destructive forces.Lightning is the largest single cause of fire in suburban and rural areas, and it killsmore people than tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods combined.
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Lightning and lightning protection
2005This chapter briefly explains what lightning is, how to decide risk levels and how to protect against it.
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Lightning and lightning protection on distribution systems
Electrical Engineering, 1940THE CONCEPTIONS of lightning and of lightning discharge currents through arresters have been altered and enlarged by recent studies. Until not long ago the most complete information available on the magnitude and wave shape of lightning surges on electric systems has been that obtained by the cathode-ray oscillograph investigations of lightning ...
R. C. Bergvall, Edward Beck
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Journal of the American Medical Association, 1954
To the Editor: —In the April 17, 1954, issue ofThe Journal(page 1353) the "Code for Protection Against Lightning," compiled by the National Bureau of Standards, suggested in part that shelter from lightning should be sought in a cave. Despite the recognized reliability of the Bureau of Standards, it appears that, in this case, it has been misled by ...
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To the Editor: —In the April 17, 1954, issue ofThe Journal(page 1353) the "Code for Protection Against Lightning," compiled by the National Bureau of Standards, suggested in part that shelter from lightning should be sought in a cave. Despite the recognized reliability of the Bureau of Standards, it appears that, in this case, it has been misled by ...
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2012
Designers that adopt composite materials for the skin of aerospace structures must verify that their systems guarantee an equivalent level of protection against lightning strikes with respect to the ones that adopt traditional metallic skins. In particular, the design must ensure that lightning strikes do not cause critical damages to structures ...
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Designers that adopt composite materials for the skin of aerospace structures must verify that their systems guarantee an equivalent level of protection against lightning strikes with respect to the ones that adopt traditional metallic skins. In particular, the design must ensure that lightning strikes do not cause critical damages to structures ...
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