Topics

The WHIRL is a multidisciplinary laboratory where participants are interested in the following topics (the list is not exclusive):

• Action of strong winds and resulting ocean waves on structures.
• Evaluation of building codes and standards.
• Retrofitting techniques for buildings and public infrastructure systems to resist wind loads.
• Risk assessment of existing structures
• Coastal erosion, sediment transport, and environmental damage due to storm surges and floods.
• Development of remote sensing devices for monitoring wind damage, wind speed, and flood levels.
• Development of GIS programs for environmental studies, mitigation, and loss estimation.
• Wind and meteorology studies.
• Wind tunnel modeling and testing, including development of new instrumentation.
• Statistical studies and development of potential damage maps for hurricane hazard in Florida,
• Simulation studies of wind effects on transport processes.
• Economic impact of major storms