Technical Session #1: Numerical Modeling & Simulation

1.1 Modeling the Internal Pressure Response of Typical Buildings to Tornado-Induced Wind Loading
David B. Roueche*1, Partha P. Sarkar2
1Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849; 2Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011

1.2 Inelastic structural design for tornado loads
Johnn P. Judd*1, and Ruth Powell2
1University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA; 2University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA

1.3 Application of different thunderstorms from Texas and Italy on the CAARC building
Ali Merhi*1, Chris Letchford1, Giovanni Solari2, Frank Lombardo3
1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA; 2Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Polytechnic School, University of Genoa 16100, Italy; 3Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA

1.4 CFD simulation of full-scale multi-subvortex tornadoes
Yi Zhao*1, Guirong Yan1
1Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, USA

1.5 Influence of a community of buildings on tornadic wind field
Guirong Yan1, and Zhi Li*2
1Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409, USA; 2Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409, USA

1.6 A numerical method for near-surface tornadic wind field model simulation
Guangzhao Chen*1, Franklin T. Lombardo1
1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA

*Presenting Author