Development and analysis of pressure tests to account for spatially and temporally varying wind loads

在加拿大和世界各地，严重风暴造成的经济和保险损失继续增加。强风暴后的实地观察表明，这很大一部分是由于建筑构件和包层的破坏，而不是主要的结构破坏。例如，单个面板的损失可以允许大量雨水进入，造成建筑物内容物的重大损失。为了解决这个问题，北美已经开发了几个新的全尺寸实验室，包括西安大略大学的更好家园保险研究实验室（IRLBH）。在目前的项目中，Western正与State Farm、减少灾难性损失研究所（ICLR）和商业与家庭安全保险研究所（IBHS）合作，开发改进的行业标准和产品测试，特别是乙烯基壁板和单层金属屋顶的测试。该项目利用西部的IRLBH设施，以及从南卡罗来纳州IBHS研究中心的“全尺寸”风洞获得的数据。

Economic and insured losses due to severe wind storms continue to increase, both in Canada and around the world. Field observations following severe storms suggest that a large portion of this is due to failure of building components and cladding, rather than major structural failures. For example, the loss of a single panel can allow significant rainwater entry, causing substantial losses to building contents. To address this, several new full-scale labs have been developed in North America, including the Insurance Research Lab for Better Homes (IRLBH) at the University of Western Ontario (Western). In the current project, Western is partnering with State Farm, the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) and the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) to develop improved industry-standard, product tests, particularly those for vinyl siding and single-layer metal roofing. The project utilizes Western's IRLBH facility, as well as data obtained from the "full-scale" wind tunnel at the IBHS Research Center in South Carolina.