news.iastate.edu

Iowa State engineers to simulate and model tornado winds and their effects on buildings

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State University Tornado Simulator kicked up a thick and slowly spinning funnel cloud over a model of a small town, overwhelming the miniature streets, buildings and homes.
Engineering News-Record

Paradigm Shift in Tall Building Wind Design Cuts Material, Cost and Carbon

Simulation of wind flows around the model of Austin’s 321 West 6th Street illustrates the E-SE wind direction that resulted in the largest cross-wind response on the 58-story high-rise. The hotter the ...
KLFY News 10

The Wall of Wind can blow away buildings at Category 5 hurricane strength to help engineers design safer homes – but even that isn’t powerful enough

(The Conversation) – In an airplane hangar in Miami, engineers are recreating some of the most powerful hurricane winds to ever strike land. These Category 5 winds can shatter a test building in the ...
pv magazine International

Choose the right direction: Designing for wind directionality and extreme weather for solar assets

This pv magazine Webinar will address solar project risks related to high winds, hail, snow, and flooding conditions. Solar facilities are faced with various weather-related risks that can cause ...