Prof John Ginger
Researcher
About
Prof John Ginger
Dr John Ginger is the Research Director of the Cyclone Testing Station, at James Cook University in Townsville. He has been involved in research, testing and consulting in wind engineering since 1987.
John has extensive experience in wind tunnel model studies and full-scale field tests on projects in Australia and overseas. He has published papers and presented seminars on wind loading of structures in the areas of external and internal pressure characteristics, fluctuating loads on building components and their response, and structural vulnerability.
Project leadership
This project is developing the evidence base for risk mitigation by devising simple practical and economic upgrading options for existing houses. The outcomes will promote retrofit investment by home owners and provide a basis for incentives to encourage this action through insurance and government initiatives.
Supervisory roles
19 Sep 2018
This project aims to investigate and reduce damage from windstorms by developing vulnerability...
29 Jun 2017
This project aims to investigate windstorm risk mitigation by: (a) developing vulnerability models...
29 Jun 2017
Internal pressures are generated inside a building during a wind storm from openings in the...
12 Aug 2016
Many of us live in homes with vulnerabilities that contribute to community wind risk.
12 Aug 2016
Internal pressures can contribute to a large portion of the net wind load on a building.
12 Aug 2016
Peak wind loads on batten to truss connections on a typical gable roof house were examined using a...
18 Aug 2015
Many of us live in homes with vulnerabilities that contribute to community wind risk. This project...
25 Aug 2014
Typically, older houses do not offer the same level of performance and protection during windstorms...
Resources credited
| Type | Released | Title | Download | Key Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation-Slideshow | 23 Nov 2018 | Improving the resilience of existing housing to severe wind events |
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cyclone, modelling, resilience |
| HazardNoteEdition | 30 Jan 2017 | Strengthening infrastructure for natural hazard impacts |
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earthquake, engineering, mitigation |
| Presentation-Slideshow | 24 Oct 2016 | Improving the resilience of existing housing to severe wind events |
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cyclone, engineering, resilience |
| Presentation-Slideshow | 02 Sep 2015 | Investigation of Damage Severe Storm Event in Brisbane on 27 November 2014 |
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cyclone, engineering, infrastructure |
| Presentation-Slideshow | 13 Feb 2015 | Improving the Resilience of Existing Housing to Severe Wind Events |
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cyclone, engineering, mitigation |
