Rainier Square Tower, under construction in Seattle, is one of the buildings considered for the development of a performance-based wind design manual for tall buildings. Photo Courtesy of ...

(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 ...

Prompt site assessment of wind damage from major storms such as hurricanes and tornadoes is a crucial step in determining the extent of property loss. The assessment of wind damage is important for ...

From a distance, a downburst can look like a torrent of heavy rain. But at ground level, its behavior can be far more destructive. When a downburst’s winds hit the ground, they shoot out horizontally ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (The Conversation) – In an airplane hangar ...