MRI: Acquisition of Instrumentation to Create a Transformative Large- and Full-Scale Wind Testing Capability in Support of Sustainable Windstorm-Resilient, Energy-Efficient Communi

这个奖项将大大扩展佛罗里达国际大学的能力。s （FIU）的“风之墙”（Wall-of-Wind, WoW），并将其改造成下一代全面和大规模的测试设施，用于测试建筑物和其他结构的风和/或热效应。该奖项将使其成为一个国家多用户设施，通过获得允许学术界和工业界进行跨学科研究的仪器，基于：(1)在大雷诺数下模拟大气流动中对高层建筑、柔性桥梁和其他基础设施/生命线元素进行气动/气动-流体动力/气动弹性测试，从而减少其中包含的材料和能源的损失和消耗；(2)检测推广节能建筑。通过以下方式，可以大大减少小模型尺度固有的误差：通过复制重要的建筑细节来测试建筑模型；用真实材料/连接测试全/大规模交通和电气基础设施组件；光伏板全尺寸测试；紊流条件下一层建筑围护结构全尺寸热测试以及跨学科的风/热性能研究。这项研究将通过减少极端风的损失来提高社区的恢复能力，并通过减少对建筑围护结构性能的不利环境影响来促进节能建筑。使用通过该奖项购买的设备进行研究将加强风能设计的科学基础，并有助于实现一个国家目标：可持续和节能的社区，提高人类的安全性和舒适性，减少财产损失和保险成本。该项目将促进学习和发现过程之间的整合，促进本科和研究生教育，并培养一支训练有素的劳动力，将技术从学术界转移到应用领域。与过去一样，妇女将积极参与世界妇女大会的活动，少数群体的成员将通过与少数群体服务机构的合作和招收学生参与其中。FIU本身主要为少数族裔提供服务，该项目将有助于增加代表性不足的学生的数量。利用该设备的研究结果将通过期刊、会议和报告传播给决策者和委员会，以提高技术水平和改进现行标准。

This award will greatly expand the capabilities of Florida International University?s (FIU) Wall-of-Wind (WoW), and transform it into a next generation full- and large-scale testing facility for wind and/or thermal effects on buildings and other structures. The award will enable it to become a national multi-user facility, by acquiring instrumentation allowing interdisciplinary research by academia and industry, based on: (1) aerodynamic/aero-hydrodynamic/aeroelastic testing of tall buildings, flexible bridges, and other infrastructure/life-line elements in simulated atmospheric flows at large Reynolds numbers unachievable in conventional facilities, thereby reducing losses and consumption of materials and energy embodied therein; (2) testing to promote energy-efficient buildings. Errors inherent in small model scales will be significantly reduced through: testing of building models with reproduction of important architectural details; testing of full/large-scale traffic and electrical infrastructure elements with real materials/connections; full-scale testing of photovoltaic panels; full-scale thermal testing of one-floor building envelopes in turbulent flow; and interdisciplinary wind/thermal performance research. The research will increase community resilience by reducing losses in extreme winds, and promote energy-efficient buildings by reducing adverse environmental effects on building envelope performance. Research using the equipment purchased through this award will enhance the scientific underpinnings of design for wind, and help attain a national objective: sustainable and energy-efficient communities with enhanced human safety and comfort, and reduced property loss and insurance costs. The project will foster integration between learning and discovery processes, promote undergraduate and graduate education, and develop a trained workforce transferring technology from academia to applications. As they have in the past, women will strongly participate in WoW activities, and members of minority groups will be involved through collaboration with and recruitment of students from minority serving institutions. FIU itself primarily serves minorities, and the project will help increase the number of underrepresented students. Results of the research utilizing this equipment will be disseminated through journals, conferences, and reports to policy makers and committees, to advance the state of the art and improve current standards.