Improving the resilience of existing housing to severe wind events

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29 Jun 2017

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Improving the resilience of existing housing to severe wind events
Improving the resilience of existing housing to severe wind events

This project aims to investigate windstorm risk mitigation by: (a) developing vulnerability models for structural strength of housing from field and laboratory observations and (b) evaluating potential upgrading and retrofitting solutions for residential structures.

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cyclone
engineering
mitigation

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Dr David Henderson
Researcher
david.henderson@jcu.edu.au
Prof John Ginger
Researcher
john.ginger@jcu.edu.au
Dr Daniel Smith
Researcher
daniel.smith8@jcu.edu.au
Mark Edwards
Researcher
mark.edwards@ga.gov.au
Martin Wehner
Researcher
martin.wehner@ga.gov.au

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