Technical Reports
Technical Reports are available from the Cyclone Testing Station. Individual hard copies may be purchased for $33 AUD. All prices include GST. All enquiries should be addressed to the Manager of the Station.
- Report for DCCEE
Extreme Windspeed Baseline Climate Investigation project - Tech Report No 56
Investigation of Housing and Sheds in Proserpine, Midge Point and Airlie Beach, following Tropical Cyclone Ului - Tech Report No 57
Tropical Cyclone Yasi Structural Damage to Buildings - Tech Report No 54
Shoalwater and Roleystone WA tornadoes - Wind damage to buildings - Tech Report No 53
Tropical Cyclone George wind penetration inland - Tech Report No 52
Tropical Cyclone George - Damage to buildings in the Port Hedland area - Tech Report No 51
Tropical Cyclone Larry - Damage to buildings in the Innisfail area (The report is freely available from the ABCB web site - Tech Report No 50
Damage investigation of buildings at Minjilang, Cape Don and Smith Point in NT following Cyclone Ingrid - Tech Report No 49
An investigation of bond beam truss hold down connections - Tech Report No 48
A structural assessment of the effects of Cyclone Vance on houses in Exmouth WA - Tech Report No 47
Wind loads on fences and hoardings - Tech Report No 45
Internal and Net Pressures on Low-Rise Full-Scale Buildings - Tech Report No 46
Wind loads on a typical low-rise house - Tech Report No 44
An investigation of truss hold down details - Tech Report No 43
Comparison of Wind Pressure and Fatigue Damage to Hip and Gable Roof Claddings - Tech Report No 42
Full-scale and model-scale wind pressure and fatigue loading on the Texas Tech University building - Tech Report No 41
Wind induced fatigue loading on roof cladding of low rise buildings - Tech Report No 40
Finite element analysis of profiled roofing sheets subject to simulated wind uplift - Tech Report No 39
Fatigue behaviour of light gauge steel roof claddings under simulated cyclonic wind forces - Tech Report No 38
Simulation of cyclonic wind forces on roof claddings by random block load testing - Tech Report No 37
Behaviour of different profiled roofing sheets subject to wind uplift - Tech Report No 36
Simulated cyclone wind loading of a Nu-Steel house - Tech Report No 35
Fatigue behaviour of corrugated roofing under cyclic wind loading - Tech Report No 34
Simulated wind loading of a Melbourne style brick veneer house - Tech Report No 33
Static behaviour of corrugated roofing under simulated wind loading - Tech Report No 32
A survey of the corrosion of building components - Tech Report No 31
JCU papers at 7th ICWE - Tech Report No 30
Investigation of damage to structures following cyclone Connie - Tech Report No 29
A discussion of criteria for the structural design of buildings to resist tropical cyclones - Tech Report No 28
Simulated cyclone wind loading of a brick veneer house - Tech Report No 27
Effects of cyclone Winifred on buildings - Tech Report No 23
Simulated wind load tests on the Tongan hurricane house - Tech Report No 22
Testing a Logan Unit house designed for 63 m/s winds - Tech Report No 21
Structural damage caused by cyclone Kathy at Borroloola, N.T. March 1984 - Tech Report No 20
Investigation of diaphragm action of ceilings. Progress report 3 - Tech Report No 21A
Structural damage caused by cyclone Kathy at Borroloola, N.T. March 1984 - Supplementary report - Tech Report No 19
Testing a high set house designed for 42 m/s winds. Part 1 - Preliminary results - Tech Report No 18
Load and deflection instrumentation for structural testing - Tech Report No 17
Withdrawal strength of grooved nails in pine. Part 2 - Recommendations as batten/rafter joints - Tech Report No 16
Withdrawal strength of grooved nails in pine. Part 1 - Results and analysis - Tech Report No 15
Investigation of diaphragm action of ceilings. Progress report 2 - Tech Report No 14
Simulated wind tests on a house. Part 2 - Results - Tech Report No 13
Report on damage caused by cyclone Isaac in Tonga - Tech Report No 12
Simulated wind tests on a house. Part 1 - Description - Tech Report No 11
Wind tunnel research on low rise buildings - Tech Report No 10
Investigation of diaphragm action of ceilings. Progress report 1 - Tech Report No 9
Practical brickwork and masonry - Tech Report No 8
Bracing strength of corrugated steel roofing - Tech Report No 7
Connections and fastenings for domestic construction - Tech Report No 6
Characteristics of cyclone risk to dwellings - Tech Report No 5
Recommendations for the testing of roofs and walls to resist high wind forces - Tech Report No 4
Damage in the Pilbara caused by cyclones Amy and Dean - Tech Report No 3
The strength of batten-to-rafter joints Part 2 - Recommendations for high wind areas - Tech Report No 2
The strength of batten-to-rafter joints. Part 1 - Test results and derivation of design loads - Tech Report No 1
Terrain categories and wind speeds for principal Queensland townships