Large Scale Wind Testing Facility Workshop

美国的风力测试设施通常仅限于小规模和部件测试。在现有的全尺寸设施中，只有极少数只进行部分破坏性试验。为了提高对极端风对结构系统的作用的理解，需要大规模的设施来模拟真实结构在全尺寸或接近全尺寸的完全破坏点。目前正在对这种设施的不同概念进行研究。研讨会将于5月1日举行。和2。他于1997年在弗吉尼亚州的阿灵顿进行了一项研究，以批判性地审视这些不同概念的优缺点。美国风力工程协会（AAWE）将组织这次研讨会，目的是评估和推荐满足风力工程研究界需要的概念。关于讨论和调查结果的报告将在国内和国际上出版和散发。

Wind testing facilities in the United States are generally limited to small scale and component testing. A very small number of the existing full-scale facilities carry out only partial destructive tests. To improve the understanding of the action of extreme wind on structural systems large scale facilities are needed which can model real structures at or near full-scale to the point of total destruction. Currently, different concepts for such a facility are being investigated. A workshop will take place on May 1st. and 2nd., 1997 in Arlington, Virginia, to critically examine the merits and shortcomings of these various concepts. The American Association for Wind Engineering (AAWE)) will organize this workshop with the purpose of evaluating and recommending the concepts that meet the needs of the wind engineering research community. A report on the discussions and findings will be published and disseminated nationally and internationally.