Report on visit to Darwin and Port Hedland December 1975.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1976Description: 20p., no refsReport number: AcademicSubject: As a consequence of the studies being undertaken in the Department of Engineering at James Cook University of North Queensland on design of buildings, particularly housing, to resist tropical cyclones, a visit to Darwin to view the reconstruction was undertaken. One of the main purposes of the visit was to study the implications of a change in approach to housing construction and to study the problems being faced in its implementation, with future research needs in view. Problems are being faced with which engineers have had little or no previous experience, and research will be necessary to find a rational solution
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As a consequence of the studies being undertaken in the Department of Engineering at James Cook University of North Queensland on design of buildings, particularly housing, to resist tropical cyclones, a visit to Darwin to view the reconstruction was undertaken. One of the main purposes of the visit was to study the implications of a change in approach to housing construction and to study the problems being faced in its implementation, with future research needs in view. Problems are being faced with which engineers have had little or no previous experience, and research will be necessary to find a rational solution
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