Many transmission structures are tested to failure at full-scale, leading to an improved understanding of capacity compared to most structures. Typically when extreme wind events occur, the maximum ...

The Wind Load Shear Wall Calculator is a shear wall design calculator for the iPhone or iPod Touch. It is a tool for engineers, architects, and builders, as well as students to design shear walls to ...

As extreme wind events are becoming more intense across New Zealand and the Pacific, roofs are often the first point of ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reported on Sept. 17 that it has done additional analysis of the wind "loads" that the World Trade Center (WTC) towers were originally ...

In a trade-off, the simpler methods were deliberately developed to render more conservative results than the more complex procedures, says Ronald O. Hamburger, a senior principal in the San Francisco ...

As temperatures rise and another summer begins, it's important to reflect on the unpredictable weather Mother Nature can deliver at a moment's notice. This message is especially critical for standby ...

ABSTRACT Despite having been used for a long time, tubular lattice towers with three or four legs have not been systematically analysed for use with small wind turbines. We present a design procedure ...

Derek Markham is a green living expert who started writing for Treehugger in 2012. Our economy has an insatiable appetite for energy, and because of the negative side effects of fossil fuels, the ...

Intepro Systems is stocking a 50kW regenerative ac-dc electronic load and grid simulator from Cinergia. Called ‘GE&EL+ vAC/DC SiC’, Intepro describes it as: “The whole Cinergia catalogue in a single ...

The American Society of Civil Engineers has decided that emergency changes to wind-load provisions in ASCE's 2010 building design standard are not needed. ASCE recently reviewed the provisions, ...