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Wind Engineering of Buildings Directory (22)

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• Earthquake Protector (EP) plus Prestressing-Induced Frame System (PIFS) - Being incorporated into a building structure, EP reduces an earthquake impact while PIFS increases survivability of a structure under extreme loads like a terrorist blast or hurricane.
• Earthquake / Wind Quieting Building System - Information on a new quieting building system that employs cantilevers as partial tuned mass dampers.
• Environmental Aerodynamics - Research conducted in one of three wind tunnels located on the University of California, Davis campus.
• ESDU Series on Wind Engineering - Provides methods and data for predicting the loads on and the response of buildings and structures to the wind.
• Forces and Winds - Online meteorology guide maintained by University of Illinois to introduce pressure, how it changes with height and other factors.
• How Skyscrapers Work - Skyscrapers capture our imagination -- how high can we build them to withstand windstorms and other elements?
• Japan Association for Wind Engineering (JAWE) - Contribution to the development of research and technology in all related areas of wind engineering.
• A media tower that "feels" natural wind - Sustainable Design by Kajima: the wind force is used to control room temperature and humidity.
• National Hurricane Program Information of FEMA - Three key components of the Program are: Response and Recovery; Planning, Training, and Preparedness; and Mitigation.
• National Storm Shelter Association (NSSA) - Efforts to ensure the highest quality of the manufactured and constructed tornado and hurricane shelters.
• Roofing Systems Protection (CHEMCO) - Wind resistance products for the building roof systems.
• A Safe Room Protection against Tornado - Safe haven from tornados, hurricanes and severe weather information.
• StormGARD vs. Windstorm - Presentation on a window protection film intended to withstand hurricanes.
• Tay Bridge Disaster, 1879 - As a result of the disaster many structures now have wind resistance requirements as a major component of their design features.
• Temporary Desert Structures Project - Guidelines for designing for the extreme heat, severe windstorms, and sudden rains of northwestern Nevada.
• The UK Wind Engineering Society - Providing a national focus for UK Wind Engineering.
• Wind Engineering and Fluids Laboratory (WEFL) - Determination of wind-induced loading and response of buildings and structures.
• Wind Engineering Research Center (WERC) - Provides general, educational and research information on the natural wind and its effects on civil engineering infrastructure.
• Wind Engineering Research (ERII) - A program of the Engineering Research Institute of Iceland.
• Wind Erosion Protection (Purdue University) - Information on the erosion prediction model and corresponding software for use on personal computers.
• Wind Resistance Research Facility (Japan) - The Takenaka Research & Development Institute informs about its wind tunnel facility to test superhigh-rise building models in which the vortex-induced vibration is a greater enemy than the vibration under earthquakes.
• Windstorm Inspections Program (Texas) - Texas Department of Insurance investigation of the insurable property along the Texas Gulf Coast.

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