The next step for the design team is to create a real time wind map of the entire globe. The map draws from hourly NOAA wind speed data, turning the information into a graphic interface.

Although Applied Research Associate's hurricane modeling code has been published in technical pee-reviewed literature and is the basis for all of the design wind speed maps used in the national ...

The map greatly simplified how engineers determine design wind speeds for locations around the nation and consequently reduced confusion and improved code compliance, says CPP.

The IBC says that in areas where the shelter design wind speed for tornadoes is 250 mph—in accordance with Figure 304.2 (1) of ICC 500—9-1-1 call stations, emergency operation centers, and ...

A comparison of the wind maps for Florida between the new 2010 Florida Building Code (which became effective in March 2012) and the previous edition of the code shows an increase of 20 to 30 miles ...

The 2012 edition bases its design loadings on SEI/ASCE 37-02, but the wind loadings are now based on ASCE 7-10, which uses three wind speed maps based on strength design in conjunction with a wind ...

Even the most stringent building code in the U.S. assumes a design wind speed of only 146 mph Some construction systems are far more wind-resilient than others. To minimize wind damage, the ...

James R. Harris, founder of J.R. Harris & Co., Denver, and chair of the ASCE/SEI 7-10 main committee, “strongly disagrees” with several of Simiu's concerns, including the wind-speed maps.

The design of solar power plants at high wind speeds will become more important due to expected changes in the International Building Code, the model code for most U.S. jurisdictions.