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The Aerodynamic Lever: Boundary-Layer Stagnation, Soffit Cavity Pressurization, and Outrigger Moment Transfer on Deep Veranda Overhangs

• October 3, 2026
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Across high-rainfall, tropical zones in Kerala, Karnataka, and coastal Maharashtra, generous architectural overhangs—spanning eight hundred millimeters to over one point five meters beyond the exterior wall line—are indispensable features of residential and hospitality design. These expansive cantilevers provide critical passive shading, reduce solar heat gain through exterior fenestration, and protect timber window joinery and plastered …