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March 14, 2013 · Events, Outreach & Education, WOW Challenge

Wall of Wind Challenge 2013

Event Location and Time: FIU Engineering & Computing Center – 9am to 1:30pm, Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 WOW! Challenge Overview: The International Hurricane Research Center (IHRC), located on the campus of Florida International…
February 19, 2013 · Projects, Research

Wall of Wind Commercial Testing

What is the Wall of Wind? The 12-fan Wall of Wind (WOW) at FIU is the largest and most powerful university research facility of its kind and is capable of simulating a Category…
February 18, 2013 · Projects, Research

Quantification of Inundation in South Florida Causes by Sea Level Rise
February 18, 2013 · Projects, Research

Understanding and Preparing for Hurricane Storm Surges

As coastal populations grow and decades of increased hurricane activity arrive, the risk of drowning thousands of people living in low-lying areas increases. Recently, Hurricane Katrina has served as a wakeup call to…
May 10, 2012 · Projects, Research

Wall of Wind Research Project

Wall of Wind (WoW) — A collaborative project between International Hurricane Research Center (IHRC) and College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) at FIU: Holistic full-scale simulation of hurricane wind forces, turbulences and vortices….