Prof. Frank Lombardo presented “Measurement of Near-Surface Pressure, Wind and Wind-Induced Load Characteristics Using Novel Sensors in Thunderstorm, Tornado, and Tornado-Like Environments” at the VIRTUAL-2020 NIST Disaster Resilience Symposium. The Symposium was hosted by the Engineering Laboratory at NIST and …
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Antonio Zaldivar at the Engineering Management Institute Podcast
Our graduate student Antonio Zaldivar talked at the Engineering Management Institute’s podcast, the Structural Engineering Channel episode 30. He discussed the importance of wind engineering and his student leadership role at the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE.
The episode is …
Antonio Zaldivar receives ASCE/SEI O.H. Ammann Research Fellowship
Graduate student Antonio Zaldivar was selected as one of the awardees of the 2020 O.H. Ammann Research Fellowship in Structural Engineering. This fellowship is bestowed annually to encourage the creation of new knowledge in the field of structural design and …
Structural Functionality Paper featured on ASCE Publishing
The journal paper “Structural Functionality Scale for Light-Framed Wood Buildings with Indicators for Windstorm Damage” by our graduate student Justin Nevill and Prof. Frank Lombardo is featured now by ASCE Publishing and available for free!
Don’t miss your chance to …
Antonio Zaldivar semifinalist at the 2020 image of research competition!
Graduate student Antonio Zaldivar was selected as a semifinalist in the graduate student edition of the 2020 Image of Research competition! His image is titled: “A Small Cube to Solve Big Wind Load Problems.”
The images are being …
WindLab goes to Cookeville to investigate tornado damage
The Wind Engineering Research Laboratory surveyed the Cookeville and Nashville area after the devastating tornado in March 3, 2020. The survey lasted 4 days from Saturday, March 6th to Tuesday, March 9th. Here are 3 preliminary lessons after this survey:…
Paper on Structural Functionality
Ph.D. student Justin Nevill and Prof. Frank Lombardo published a new paper at the Journal of Structural Engineering titled “Structural Functionality Scale for Light-Framed Wood Buildings with Indicators for Windstorm Damage”. The paper presents “A new, broadly applicable scale for …
Paper on analytical method for wind field estimation
Ph.D. student Guangzhao Chen and Prof. Frank Lombardo published a new paper at the Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics titled “An analytical pattern-based method for estimation of a near-surface tornadic wind field”.
Special congrats to Guangzhao Chen as …
Successful THWARTS 2019
THWARTS 2019 occurred October 14 & 15 in Champaign, IL and was a great success. The symposium was structured as a single-track conference with presentations from experts and early researchers in wind science and engineering, atmospheric science, structural engineering, social …
NIST GRANT FUNDS THE GROUP
We are excited to announce we are the recipient of a NIST Disaster Resilience grant. The group will investigate extreme near-surface wind and wind loading characteristics using novel instrumentation.
Further information can be found at https://cee.illinois.edu/news/nist-grant-funds-wind-research-illinois…