Wall of Wind Research Projects and Industry Funding
Research Projects:
PI: Arindam Gan Chowdhury; Co-PI: Amir Mirmiran; Faculty Associate: Emil Simiu Project Title: Hurricane Wind Simulation and Testing to Develop Damage Mitigation Techniques Award Amount: $ 149,997.00 Award Duration: 09/01/2007 to 08/31/2009
PI: Arindam Gan Chowdhury (FIU); Co-PIs: Amir Mirmiran (FIU), Emil Simiu (FIU), Steve Cai (LSU) Title: Development of innovative load transfer mechanism to reduce hurricane-induced failures in new and existing residential construction Award Amount: $ 300,000.00 (Including Matching Funds) Award Duration: 02/01/2008 to 01/31/2010 More Details,Sea Grant Budget Shows Strong Support For Research
PI: Arindam Gan Chowdhury, Co-PIs: Amir Mirmiran, Emil Simiu Title: Full-Scale Simulation of Hurricane Effects on Residential Building Envelopes to Reduce Hurricane-Induced Losses Award Amount: $ 240,000.00 (Including Matching Funds) Award Duration: 02/01/2008 to 01/31/2010
PI: Arindam Gan Chowdhury Title: Hurricane Loss Reduction for Housing in Florida 06-07 Award Amount: $ 213,942.00 Award Duration: 02/15/2007 to 08/01/2007
PI: Arindam Gan Chowdhury Title: Hurricane Loss Reduction (RCMP) Award Amount: $ 150,736.00 Award Duration: 02/15/2008 to 08/01/2008
PI: Girma Bitsuamlak Title: Aerodynamic Mitigation of Roof-Soffit-Wall Corner Suctions; Assessing Effectiveness of Secondary Water Barriers Award Amount: $ 150,000.00 Award Duration: 02/15/2008 to 08/01/2008
PI: Amir Mirmiran, Co-PIs: Nakin Suksawang, Arindam Gan Chowdhury, Ton-Lo Wang, Caesar Abi Title: Performance of Gable End Wall Bracing Retrofit for Hurricane Protection Award Amount: $ 55,000.00 Award Duration: 01/02/2008 to 06/30/2008 |
Industry Funding:
(see report on Renaissance Re Wall of Wind Groundbreaking)
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