Review of the Need for a Large-Scale Test Facility for Research on the Effects of Extreme Winds on Structures

Review of the Need for a Large-Scale Test Facility for Research on the Effects of Extreme Winds on Structures

  • Éditeur: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309064835
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309593229
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309184649
  • Lieu de publication:  United States
  • Année de publication électronique: 1999
  • Mois : Mars
  • Pages: 49
  • DDC: 690
  • Langue: Anglais

The Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL), through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has proposed that a large-scale wind test facility (LSWTF) be constructed to study, in full-scale, the behavior of low-rise structures under simulated extreme wind conditions. To determine the need for, and potential benefits of, such a facility, the Idaho Operations Office of the DOE requested that the National Research Council (NRC) perform an independent assessment of the role and potential value of an LSWTF in the overall context of wind engineering research. The NRC established the Committee to Review the Need for a Large-scale Test Facility for Research on the Effects of Extreme Winds on Structures, under the auspices of the Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, to perform this assessment. This report conveys the results of the committee's deliberations as well as its findings and recommendations.

  • Cover
  • Front Matter
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Technical Aspects of a Large-scale Wind Test Facility
  • 3 Economic Considerations
  • 4 Findings and Recommendations
  • References
  • Appendixes
  • A Biographies of Committee Members
  • B Questionnaire, Respondents, and Synthesis of Responses
  • Acronyms

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