Research on Advanced Technologies for Housing: Prediction of Manufactured Home Durability using Field Experiments in Hazardous Winds

怀俄明大学和爱达荷州国家工程与环境实验室(INEEL)此前曾合作研究人造房屋的耐久性。这项研究包括给一个单一宽度的制造房屋施加模拟设计的横向荷载，分析结构响应和建模。该项目还建立在由NSF、HUD和人造住房研究所(MHI)赞助的先前工作的基础上。该项目旨在更好地了解结构反应并预测危险风荷载下的行为，这是为房主提供更高质量、安全和成本效益的关键。先前经过测试(设计侧向载荷)的单宽度制造住宅安装在偏远、大风地区，并提供了气象塔。该项目的计划任务包括：1)数据采集系统的完成和测试，2)大风事件期间的数据收集和分析，#)风力研究和风洞试验，4)结构分析和建模，5)报告和技术转让。这项研究的结果可以为开发具有成本效益的建筑技术提供有效的信息，从而显著减少每年的生命和财产损失，这些技术可以优化风阻并保持家庭负担能力。

The University of Wyoming and the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) have previously collaborated to research the durability of manufactured homes. This research involved subjecting a single-wide manufactured home to simulated design lateral loads, analyzing structural response and modeling. This project also builds on prior work sponsored by NSF, HUD, and the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI). The project seeks to better understand structural response and to predict behavior under loads from hazardous winds, the key to providing homeowners higher quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness. The previously tested (design lateral load), single-wide manufactured home is installed in a remote, high-wind area and a meteorological tower provided. Programmed task for this project include: 1) Completion and testing of the data acquisition system, 2) Data collection and analysis during high wind events, #) Wind force studies and wind tunnel testing, 4) Structural analysis and modeling, and 5) Reporting and technology transfer. The results of this research can lead to significant savings in annual losses of life and property by providing validated information for the development of cost-effective building technologies that optimize wind resistance and maintain home affordability