Wind Hazards Reduction Program
Nicholas P. Jones, Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., The Johns Hopkins Univ.,
Baltimore, MD 21218-2686 A.M. ASCE,
Dorothy A. Reed, Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., FX-10, University of Washington,
Seattle WA 98195, A.M. ASCE,
Jack E. Cermak, Univ. Distinguished Prof., Fluid Mech. & Wind Eng., Colorado
State University, Ft. Collins, Co 80523 and President, Cermak Peterka Petersen,
Inc., Ft. Collins, CO, Hon. Mem. ASCE.
Abstract:
The 1990's mark the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction. In
this context, the Wind Effects Committee of the Structural Division strongly
endorses the establishment of a coordinated research program in wind
engineering: the Wind Hazards Reduction Program -- A cooperative study of the
performance of structures under wind action to improve our understanding of
structural behavior, to improve codes of practice for wind engineering design,
and to develop advances in engineering to improve structural performance. This
paper outlines the motivation for such an effort, and identifies critical
unresolved issues to be addressed over the next decade under the umbrella of
such a program.