2nd U.S. National Conference on Wind Engineering: Darwin Cyclone damage.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1985Description: 7p., no refsReport number: Institutional/Corporate BodySubject: On the morning of Christmas Day, 1974, the northern Australian city of Darwin, population 46,000, was hit by a tropical cyclone of hurricane intensity named Tracy. The investigation of the disaster revealed that strong winds were the major cause of the damage, rather than the associated surge which had an insignificant effect on the damage, or the heavy rainfall, whose main effects were due to rain penetration of buildings following wind damage, rather than flood damage. Larger engineered structures fared better than the smaller non-engineered housing. This case highlights the urgency for structural engineers to become involved in the design of housing and small buildings, and for the need for a much greater emphasis on wind engineerigng research in this area
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On the morning of Christmas Day, 1974, the northern Australian city of Darwin, population 46,000, was hit by a tropical cyclone of hurricane intensity named Tracy. The investigation of the disaster revealed that strong winds were the major cause of the damage, rather than the associated surge which had an insignificant effect on the damage, or the heavy rainfall, whose main effects were due to rain penetration of buildings following wind damage, rather than flood damage. Larger engineered structures fared better than the smaller non-engineered housing. This case highlights the urgency for structural engineers to become involved in the design of housing and small buildings, and for the need for a much greater emphasis on wind engineerigng research in this area
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