2024 NHERI Wall of Wind Mitigation Challenge
The NHERI Wall of Wind hosts the annual WOW Mitigation Challenge for South Florida high school students. This year, teams designed a wind mitigation barrier that would provide the best wind protection for a hypothetical Miami Beach condominium property. Their designs were then tested by the NHERI Wall of Wind. This year’s first place winner was the team from the TERRA Environmental Research Institute in Miami, above. Watch the a the video for event highlights.
NHERI Science Plan: A Guide for Future Research in Natural Hazards Engineering — In the NHERI Science Plan, Third Edition, find ways researchers can leverage NSF-funded resources — from centrifuges to cyberinfrastructure —to protect our civil infrastructure and our communities. Lead author Ian Robertson provides a 7-minute overview on the DesignSafe Radio podcast.
Planning Underway for New, National Extreme Winds Simulation Facility — Iowa State University lands a four-year, $14M NSF award for the National Testing Facility for Enhancing Wind Resiliency of Infrastructure in Tornado-Downburst-Gust Front Events, or NEWRITE.
- NHERI at UC San Diego Hosts Turkish Delegation
- Sustainable Functional Recovery: A New Engineering Design Paradigm
- NHERI Science Plan, 3rd Edition: Key Updates on SimCenter, CONVERGE
- CONVERGE Training Modules Surpass 10,000 Users
- NSF’s Margulies Highlights NHERI Research, Data During Congressional Testimony
- SimCenter Featured in the NHERI Science Plan, Third Edition
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JUNE 3, 2024
2024 NSF NHERI Wall of Wind Experimental Facility User Workshop
JULY 23-26, 2024
2024 NHERI Computational Academy
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2024 NHERI RAPID 4-Day Intensive Hands-On Workshop
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