Cyclone Testing Station Resources for the Community Technical Reports

Technical Reports

The Cyclone Testing Station produces a variety of Technical Reports covering research and damage investigations. These are available below.

Technical Report 68 - Bunbury storms report

Technical Report 67 - Tropical Cyclone Ilsa – Wind field and damage to buildings in the East Pilbara

Technical Report 66 - Tropical Cyclone Seroja Damage to buildings in the Mid-West Coastal Region of WA

Technical Report 65 - Tropical Cyclone Damien Damage to buildings in the Pilbara Region of WA

Technical Report 64- Wind Loads on Ground Mounted Solar Panels

Technical Report 63- Tropical Cyclone Debbie

Technical Report 62 - Static Testing of Batten Connections

Technical Report 61 - Tropical Cyclone Olwyn Damage to buildings in Exmouth WA

Technical Report 60 - Investigation of Damage Brisbane 27 November 2014 Severe Storm Event

Technical Report 59 - Response of Metal Cladding Systems to Windborne Debris Impact

Technical Report 58 - Investigation of Townsville Tornado 20 March 2012

Technical Report 57 - Tropical Cyclone Yasi Structural damage to buildings

Technical Report 56 - Investigation of housing and sheds in Proserpine, Midge Point and Airlie Beach, following Tropical Cyclone Ului

Technical Report 55 - Investigation of Performance of Housing in Brisbane Following Storms on 16 and 19 November 2008

Technical Report 54 - Shoalwater and Roleystone WA tornadoes Wind damage to buildings

Technical Report 53 - Tropical Cyclone George Wind penetration inland

Technical Report 52 - Tropical Cyclone George Damage to buildings in the Port Hedland area

Technical Report 51 - Tropical Cyclone Larry Damage to buildings in Innisfail area

Technical Report 50 - Damage investigation of buildings at Minjilang, Cape Don and Smith Point in NT following Cyclone Ingrid

Technical Report 49 - An Investigation of Bond Beam Truss Hold Down Connections

Technical Report 48 - A Structural Assessment of the Effects of Cyclone Vance on Houses in Exmouth WA

Technical Report 47 - Wind Loads on Fences and Hoardings

Technical Report 46 - Wind Loads on a Typical Low-Rise House

Technical Report 45 - Internal and Net Pressures on Low-Rise Full-Scale Buildings

Technical Report 44 - An Investigation of Truss Hold Down Details

Technical Report 43 - Comparison of Wind Pressure and Fatigue Damage to Hip and Gable Roof Claddings

Technical Report 42 - Full-Scale and Model-Scale Wind Pressure and Fatigue Loading on the Texas Tech University Building

Technical Report 41 - Wind-Induced Fatigue Loading on Roof Cladding of Low-Rise Buildings

Technical Report 40 - Finite Element Analysis of Profiled Roofing Sheets Subject to Simulated Wind Uplift

Technical Report 39 - Fatigue Behaviour of Light Gauge Steel Roof Claddings Under Simulated Cyclonic Wind Forces

Technical Report 38 - Simulation of Cyclonic Wind Forces on Roof Claddings By Random Block Load Testing

Technical Report 37 - Behaviour of Different Profiled Roofing Sheets Subject to Wind Uplift

Technical Report 36 - Simulated Cyclone Wind Loading of a Nu-Steel House

Technical Report 35 - Fatigue Behaviour of Corrugated Roofing Under Cyclic Wind Loading

Technical Report 34 - Simulated Wind Loading of a Melbourne Style Brick Veneer House

Technical Report 33 - Static Behaviour of Corrugated Roofing Under Simulated Wind Loading

Technical Report 32 - A Survey of the Corrosion of Building Components

Technical Report 31 - JCU Papers at 7th ICWE

Technical Report 30 - Investigation of Damage to Structures Following Cyclone Connie

Technical Report 29 - Discussion of Criteria for Structural Design of Buildings to Resist Tropical Cyclones

Technical Report 28 - Simulated Cyclone Wind Loading of a Brick Veneer House

Technical Report 27 - Effects of Cyclone Winifred on Buildings

Technical Report 23 - Simulated Wind Load Tests on the Tongan Hurricane house

Technical Report 22 - Testing a Logan Unit House Designed for 63 meter per second Winds

Technical Report 21A - Structural Damage Caused by Cyclone Kathy

Technical Report 21 - Structural Damage Caused by Cyclone Kathy

Technical Report 20 - Investigation of Diaphragm Action of Ceilings

Technical Report 19 - Testing a High Set House Designed for 42 meter per second winds

Technical Report 18 - Load and Deflection Instrumentation For Structural Testing

Technical Report 17 - Withdrawal Strength of Grooved Nails in Pine - Part 2

Technical Report 16 - Withdrawal Strength of Grooved Nails in Pine - Part 1

Technical Report 15 - Investigation of Diaphragm Action of Ceilings

Technical Report 14 - Simulated Wind Tests on a House - Part 2 Results

Technical Report 13 - Report on Damage Caused by Cyclone Isaac in Tonga

Technical Report 12 - Simulated Wind Tests on a House - Pt 1 Description

Technical Report 11 - Wind Tunnel Research on Low Rise Buildings

Technical Report 10 - Investigation of Diaphragm Action of Ceilings

Technical Report 9 - Practical Brickwork and Masonry

Technical Report 8 - Bracing Strength of Corrugated Steel Roofing

Technical Report 7 - Connections and Fastenings for Domestic Construction

Technical Report 6 - Characteristics of Cyclone Risk to Dwellings

Technical Report 5 - Recommendations for the Testing of Roofs and Walls to Resist High Wind Forces

Technical Report 4 - Damage in the Pilbara Caused by Cyclones Amy and Dean

Technical Report 3 - Strength of Batten-to-Rafter Joints Part 2 (Recommendations for High Wind Areas)

Technical Report 2 - Strength of Batten-to-Rafter Joints

Technical Report 1 - Terrain Categories and Wind Speeds for Principal Queensland Townships

Extreme Windspeed Baseline Climate Investigation Project (A report for the Commonwealth Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency)

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