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Technical Articles

Considerations in Wind Design of Wood Structures
A technical paper written by B. K. Douglas.

Estimation of Building Damage as a Result of Hurricanes in the Caribbean (A Primer)
A report prepared by the Organization of American States.

Extreme Winds Estimation by 'Peaks Over Threshold' and Epochal Methods
A research report (PDF format file) by Building and Fire Research Laboratory, NIST.

Modelling the Mechanism of Wind-induced Damage on Scots Pine
A research paper written by heli Peltola.

Novel Extreme Value Estimation Procedures: Application to Extreme Wind Data
A research report (PDF format file) by Building and Fire Research Laboratory, NIST.

Tornado-resistant Construction, Tornado Safety, And Reconstruction After Disasters
An article written by Chuck Doswell.

Tornadogenesis and Widespread Wind Damage From a Low- topped Squall Line
A research paper written by Michael L. Moneypenny.

U.S./Japan Natural Resources Development Program (UJNR). Wind and Seismic Effects
A research report (PDF format file) by Building and Fire Research Laboratory, NIST.

Wind Engineering
Testimony before Congress by NIST staffs.

Diaphragm Design With Pneumatically Driven Pins
Technical note by Light Gauge Steel Engineers Association.

Wind Hazard Mitigation Challenges in the 21st Century
White paper by Ahsan Kareem at CEE New Millennium Colloquium.

Lumped impedance of a planar discontinuity in an acoustic waveguide
ASA-ICA Conference Presentation 6/98.

Wind Terminology
A list of wind terminologies.