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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms." National Research Council. 1999. Review of the Need for a Large-Scale Test Facility for Research on the Effects of Extreme Winds on Structures. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6458.
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Acronyms


DOE

U.S. Department of Energy


FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency


INEEL

Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory


NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NIST

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NRC

National Research Council

Suggested Citation:"Acronyms." National Research Council. 1999. Review of the Need for a Large-Scale Test Facility for Research on the Effects of Extreme Winds on Structures. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6458.
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The Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL), through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has proposed that a large-scale wind test facility (LSWTF) be constructed to study, in full-scale, the behavior of low-rise structures under simulated extreme wind conditions. To determine the need for, and potential benefits of, such a facility, the Idaho Operations Office of the DOE requested that the National Research Council (NRC) perform an independent assessment of the role and potential value of an LSWTF in the overall context of wind engineering research. The NRC established the Committee to Review the Need for a Large-scale Test Facility for Research on the Effects of Extreme Winds on Structures, under the auspices of the Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, to perform this assessment. This report conveys the results of the committee's deliberations as well as its findings and recommendations.

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