Abstract: High wind-induced suctions cause significant damage in traditional roofing systems, leading to subsequent rain intrusion and loss of interior contents. Damages include, among others, failure of tiles or shingles and in ...

Abstract: The wind directionality factor,

Abstract: Database-assisted design (DAD) is an integrated methodology that calculates wind loadings and wind-induced internal forces. It can also calculate demand-to-capacity indexes for each structural member, and by checking whether ...

Abstract: A significant proportion of damage to buildings in hurricanes occurs owing to weak roof-to-wall connections. The objective of this study was to develop an innovative, efficient, and nonintrusive roof-to-wall connection for ...

Abstract: The allowable capacity of conventional roof-to-wall metal connectors is based on results of unidirectional component tests that do not simulate triaxial aerodynamic loading effects induced by high-wind events. The results ...

Abstract: An innovative composite flat roof was developed to resist hurricane wind forces for industrial, commercial, and low- to midrise residential building applications. Combining two advanced materials, ultra-high-performance ...

Abstract: The human and financial toll of hurricanes on U.S. east and gulf coast communities has been immense. The International Hurricane Research Center at Florida International University focuses on a first-of-its-kind full-scale ...

Abstract: Wind-driven rain (WDR) intrusion through building envelope defects and breaches is a major source of damage to building interior components and contents during hurricane landfall. The extent of total building interior ...