Review of the book “Wind Loading of Structures”, Second Edition by John D. Holmes, 2007. This second edition (2007) of Dr. Holmes book is published by Taylor and Francis and is a substantial expansion on the first edition published in 2001. Every chapter is updated with new or expanded information. The fundamental atmospheric physics… Download … Continued
The ICC issues consolidated standard for the Design and Construction of Storm Shelters The International Code Council/National Storm Shelter Association (NSSA), has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as an American National Standard. This standard offers guidelines for community shelters and residential safe rooms. It also consolidates previous references published by NSSA, … Continued
Comparison of Recommenditions for a National Wind Engineering Program Dr. Bogusz (Bo) Bienkiewicz Progress Report on National Research Initiatives to Reduce Impact of Wind Hazards (To appear in a future issue of the Wind Engineer) Dr. Bienkiewicz has prepared an excellent report that provides a comparison between some of the National initiatives that have been … Continued
Congressional Testimony (NHRI) On June 26, 2008 Dr. David Prevatt from the University of Florida offered testimony on the National Hurricane Research Initiative Act of 2007. This Bill introduced into the US House of Representatives proposes an extensive program of research to improve hurricane preparedness, and for other purposes. The major thrust of the Bill … Continued
National Storm Shelter Association National Storm Shelter Association (NSSA) Properly designed and constructed Storm Shelters have been proved to be capable of providing life safety from hurricanes and tornadoes. The Storm Shelters can be on an individual scale, providing protection for individual homes, or on a larger scale providing community protection or protection for critical facilities such … Continued
Congressional Budget Office Report – Potential Cost Savings from the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program Part of the mission of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is to promote steps by communities, businesses, and individuals to reduce their vulnerability to natural disasters. In keeping with that objective, FEMA?s Pre-Disaster… Download PDF
Normalized Hurricane Damages in the United States: 1900-2005 Advance Copy of Report “Normalized Hurricane Damages in the United States: 1900-2005” to Appear in ASCE Natural Hazards Review after more than two decades of relatively little Atlantic hurricane activity the past decade has seen heightened hurricane activity and more than $150 billion of dollars in damage … Continued
Windstorm Impact Reduction Plan Public Law 108-360, Title II, known as the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004, was signed into law by President Bush on October 25, 2004. This law seeks to measurably reduce the loss of life and property from windstorms. The law states that, No later than 90 days after the … Continued
Enhanced Fujita Tornado Scale Implementation NOAA06-011 Contact: Dennis Feltgen FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (301) 713-0622, Ext. 210 February 2, 2006 NOAA’S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IMPROVES TORNADO RATING SYSTEM NOAA’s National Weather Service today announced plans to implement the Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale to rate tornadoes to replace the original Fujita (F) Scale. The EF Scale will … Continued
