Wind Engineering. Report of Task Committee D.
Wind Engineering. Report of Task Committee D.
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Main, J. A.; Sarkar, P.; Caracoglia, L.; Okuda, Y.;
Murakoshi, J.; Togashi, M.; Kikitsu, H.; Josen, Y.
Technical Memorandum of PWRI 4075; Report of Task
Committee D;
Wind and Seismic Effects. U.S./Japan Natural Resources
Development Program (UJNR). Joint Meeting, 39th.
Technical Memorandum of PWRI 4075. Proceedings. May
14-16, 2007, Tsukuba, Japan, 462-463 pp, 2007.
Keywords:
wind effects; seismic design; information dissemination;
planning
Abstract:
To exchange technical information and to jointly plan,
promote, and foster research and dissemination, in order
to improve understanding of wind and its effects on
structures, to establish more rational wind-resistant
design procedures for structures, and to contribute
collaboratively and synergistically to wind hazard
mitigation. Specific objectives for the Task Committee
include: (1) Strategically and collaboratively, identify
research needs in wind hazard mitigation in the areas of
new technology, basic and applied research in wind and
structural engineering, and in social and economic
impacts of wind events. (2) Facilitate cooperation and
collaborative research between U.S. and Japanese
researchers in wind engineering. (3) Identify and
exchange successes in wind engineering and wind hazard
mitigation. The scope of the US-Japan collaboration
includes: (1) Characterization of strong wind,
especially boundary layer extreme winds. (2) The study
of wind effects including wind loading on and
wind-induced response of structures. (3) Performance of
experimental and analytical research to predict wind
effects. (4) Performance of damage surveys, and wind
hazard and risk assessments. (5) Development of new
technologies for wind hazard mitigation.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899