A research team has won a four-year, $14 million grant to design a national testing facility that will simulate tornadoes and other windstorms. Experiments will measure the loads that windstorms exert on structures and help researchers engineer building improvements that can reduce damage and save lives.
Tag: Windstorms
Engineers work to keep power lines and bridge cables steady when wind storms blow
Iowa State engineers are doing wind-tunnel tests and computer simulations to understand and predict how the cables that carry power or support bridges will react to high winds.