Boughton, Geoff, and Henderson, David (2012) Tropical cyclone Yasi - load testing for timber houses on a large scale. In: Proceedings of the World Conference on Timber Engineering (2) pp. 460-468. From: World Conference on Timber Engineering 2012: Strength and Serviceability - Extreme Events, WCTE 2012, 15-19 July 2012, Auckland, NZL.

PDF (Published Version) - Published Version Download (3MB)

 

235

Abstract

Tropical Cyclone Yasi severely affected an area of Queensland between Mission Beach and Cardwell, with peak gust wind speeds estimated at 240 km/hour. This is just less than the wind speed that the majority of buildings in the area were designed to withstand (250 km/hour). The Cyclone Testing Station undertook an investigation into the performance of buildings under these winds and examined over 1900 houses and other low-rise buildings in the most severely affected areas. This paper has a focus on how timber elements performed under the cyclone environment. It raises the importance of selecting the correct materials and connection details not only for the day-to-day environment, but also for extreme conditions during rare loading events.

Actions (Repository Staff Only)

Item Control Page