The research activities of the NatHaz encompass a wide variety of topics including:
Damping Systems
Dynamics of Long-Span Bridges & Tall Buildings
Full-Scale Monitoring of Structures
Wind Tunnel Modeling
Dynamic Load Simulator/Hardware-in-the-Loop
System Identification
Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Random Processes
: Applications to Wind, Waves and Earthquakes
Modeling of Transient Events : Gust/Wave Fronts
Wind and Wave Effects on Offshore Platforms
Natural Hazard Risk Analysis and Management
Codes & Standards
IT and Networked Sensing Devices
This diversity allows the laboratory to address challenges in the design and construction of structures experiencing loads
due to wind/wave/earthquake. This includes modeling of loads, analysis of structural response and mitigation measures by means of improved design.
Through analytical/computational, scaled experimental studies, and full-scale monitoring
the Laboratory has been able to make important contributions in fundamentals through applications.
The NatHaz Modeling Laboratory offers a comprehensive research platform for R&D related to dynamic load effects & their mitigation
and management of civil infrastructure.
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Damping Systems