News
Create a free account and view content that fits your specific interests in structural engineering Learn More
Wind engineering News
Category 4 hurricane Ida hit Louisiana: neighborhoods left underwater
- Aug, 29, 2021
- Damage (Structural) Wind Engineering News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Natural Disasters/phenomena
- United States, Louisiana
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Category 4 hurricane Ida hit southeastern Louisiana's Port Fourchon at a around 1 p.m. August 29th and slowly scraped across the state, delivering catastrophic winds and torrential rain to the same...
Read More
Solution under way for Golden Gate Bridge “humming”
- May, 17, 2021
- Bridges Wind Engineering Wind Tunnel Structural Loads News On Failures
- United States, California , San Francisco
- Authored by: George Zalachoris
For the past 12 months, windy days in and around San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge have been characterized by a loud ‘humming’ noise. The iconic structure started emanating the eerie hum fol...
Read More
Concrete “waves” formed at Humen Bridge in China
- May, 05, 2020
- Bridge Management Bridges Decks Wind Engineering News On Events News On Natural Disasters/phenomena
- China, Guangzhou
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Tuesday May 5th, the top of the Humen Bridge, Southern China’s suspension bridge, oscillated like the surface of the ocean. Strong winds are responsible for the unusual behavior. At the time, the...
Read More