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What is a downburst? These winds can be destructive like tornadoes − we recreate them to test building designs

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A downburst blasts Bangkok, Thailand, in 2017. Natapat Ariyamongkol/iStock/Getty Images Plus ...
Finance & Commerce

Team recreates downbursts to test building resiliency

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WRIC

The Wall of Wind can blow away buildings at Category 5 hurricane strength to help engineers design safer homes – but even that isn’t powerful enough

(The Conversation) – In an airplane hangar in Miami, engineers are recreating some of the most powerful hurricane winds to ever strike land. These Category 5 winds can shatter a test building in the ...
Click2Houston

How Researchers Use the 'Wall of Wind' to Test the Strength of Buildings Against Hurricanes

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SF supervisor calls for all downtown buildings to be inspected after windows shatter at 5 high-rises

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Picturesque from a distance, but problematic from down below. San Francisco Fire confirms Tuesday's high wind storm caused windows from multiple high-rises to be damaged. The ...