NHERI Wall of Wind at FIU

On today's episode of DesignSafe Radio, we speak with meteorologist Erik Salna, the associate director of education and outreach for the Florida International University Extreme Events Institute and the International Hurricane Research Center. Salna explains how the NHERI Wall of Wind at Florida International University has been utilized by researchers to enhance building structures and design hurricane resistant structures. Salna will also describe how he and his fellow researchers have collaborated with Oregon State University to explore the effects of water intrusion on structures.

The Wall of Wind can replicate hurricane winds as high as 157 mph and can spray water to imitate hurricane rainfall. Which means wind researchers can perform tests on structures with Category 5 hurricane wind speeds.

Check out the full episode when it is released on April 6, 2021.

NHERI Wall of Wind at Florida International University:

https://fiu.designsafe-ci.org/

https://www.designsafe-ci.org/community/news/2019/december/fiu-wall-wind-featured-news/

https://fiu.designsafe-ci.org/media/filer_public/01/a1/01a1c60b-f1ae-4164-969b-027f0802f82e/nheri_wall_of_wind_ef_overview_aug_2020_arindam_chowdhury.pdf

Preparing your family & home for a hurricane:

https://www.designsafe-ci.org/community/news/2020/february/salna-inducted-meteorologist-hall-fame/

Social Media Accounts for FIU Extreme Events Institute:

Twitter handle- @FIUExtremeEvent

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/FIUExtremeEventsInstitute/

FIU Extreme Events Institute Website:

https://eei.fiu.edu/