Wind Engineering Pioneers Continue to Defy Odds
June 20, 2024
June 20, 2024
TOWNSVILLE, Australia, June 20 -- James Cook University issued the following news release:
Prior to the devastation of Cyclones Tracy and Althea in the 1970s, the idea of engineering buildings to withstand what society coined 'acts of God' was thought laughable.
However, pioneers in wind engineering from James Cook University defied the odds to not only revolutionise building standards but also set up the university's ground-breaking Cyclone Testing Stati . . .
Prior to the devastation of Cyclones Tracy and Althea in the 1970s, the idea of engineering buildings to withstand what society coined 'acts of God' was thought laughable.
However, pioneers in wind engineering from James Cook University defied the odds to not only revolutionise building standards but also set up the university's ground-breaking Cyclone Testing Stati . . .