NDM-501: WIND PRESSURE COEFFICIENT PROVISIONS FOR LARGE FLAT ROOFS

Hatem Alrawashde, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Ted Stathopoulos, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-502: INTEGRATION OF SITE CONDITIONS INFORMATION USING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE SEISMIC EVALUATION OF BRIDGES

Azarm Farzam, École de technologie supérieure
Marie-José Nollet, École de technologie supérieure
Amar Khaled, École de technologie supérieure

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-504: MULTI-PLATFORM TORNADO DAMAGE SCENE PRESERVATION

J. Arn Womble, West Texas A&M University
Richard L. Wood, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Elizabeth I. Louden, Texas Tech University
Mohammad Ebrahim Mohammadi, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Douglas A. Smith, Texas Tech University
Kenneth R. Leitch, West Texas A&M University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-505: DEVELOPMENT OF THE ASCE/SEI STANDARD FOR THE ESTIMATION OF TORNADO WIND SPEEDS

J. Arn Womble, West Texas A&M University
James G. LaDue, National Weather Service Warning Decision Training Branch
Marc L. Levitan, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Tanya Brown-Giammanco, Institute for Business and Home Safety
Bill Coulbourne, Coulbourne Consulting
Franklin T. Lombardo, University of Illinois
Gregory A. Kopp, Western University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-506: CURRENT METHODS AND FUTURE ADVANCES FOR RAPID, REMOTE-SENSING-BASED WIND DAMAGE ASSESSMENT

J. Arn Womble, West Texas A&M University
Richard L. Wood, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Ronald T. Eguchi, ImageCat, Inc.
Shubharoop Ghosh
Mohammad Ebrahim Mohammadi, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-509: FULL-SCALE TEST METHODS FOR MULTI-LAYER CLADDING SYSTEMS: WIND TUNNEL VS. MULTI-CHAMBER AIRBOX

Connell S. Miller, Western University
Gregory A. Kopp, Western University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-510: ANALYSIS OF SPATIALLY-VARYING WIND CHARACTERISTICS FOR DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS

Thomas G. Mara, Western University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-511: PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS ON THE ROOFS OF LOW-RISE BUILDINGS IN TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYERS

Abul Fahad Akon, Western University
Gregory A. Kopp, Western University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-514: LARGE EDDY SIMULATION OF WIND INDUCED LOADS ON A LOW RISE BUILDING WITH COMPLEX ROOF GEOMETRY

Bodhisatta Hajra, Florida International University
Girma T. Bitsuamlak, Western University
Haitham Aboshosha, Western University
Ahmed Elshaer, Western University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-515: AN ORIGINAL MODEL OF INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM RESILIENCE

Jingjing Kong, Western University
Slobodan P. Simonovic, Western University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-516: TSUNAMI VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF CANADIAN WEST COAST COMMUNITIES BASED ON EVACUATION CAPABILITY

Isabelle M. Cheff, University of Ottawa
Ioan Nistor, University of Ottawa
Dan Palermo, York University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-518: EFFECTS OF NON-TRADITIONAL ISOLATOR PLACEMENT FOR SEISMIC RETROFIT

Adrian P. Crowder, McMaster University
Tracy C. Becker, Western University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-519: WIND TESTING OF SPAN-WIRE TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEMS

Peter A. Irwin, Florida International University
Ioannis Zisis, Florida International University
Benito Berlanga, Florida International University
Bodhisatta Hajra, Florida International University
Arindam Chowdhury, Florida International University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-522: DECENTRALIZED SEMI-ACTIVE CONTROL FOR MULTI-PERFORMANCE-BASED DESIGN

Young-Jin Cha, University of Manitoba

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-523: USE OF AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) TO ASSESS TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, IMMEDIATELY AFTER A CATASTROPHIC STORM EVENT

Laird D. Ferguson, University of New Brunswick
Lindon Miller, New Brunswick Department of Transportation & Infrastructure
Mike Wolfe, New Brunswick Department of Transportation & Infrastructure
Jared McGinn, New Brunswick Department of Transportation & Infrastructure
Lloyd Waugh, University of New Brunswick

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-524: CASE STUDY TO ASSESS THE SENSITIVITY OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE POLES TO TORNADOES

Ahmed M. Ibrahim, Western University
Ashraf A. El Damatty, Western University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-525: EFFECTS OF TORNADO WIND SPEEDS ON CONCRETE ROAD BARRIERS

Aaron L. Jaffe, Western University
Eric R. Lalonde, Western University
Gregory A. Kopp, Western University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-526: INVESTIGATION OF STABLE AND UNSTABLE FIBER-REINFORCED ELASTOMERIC ISOLATORS

Niel C. Van Engelen, Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc.
Michael J. Tait, McMaster University
Dimitrios Konstantinidis, McMaster University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-528: AN APPROACH TO CLASSIFICATION OF NATURAL DISASTERS BY SEVERITY

H. Jithamala Caldera, University of Calgary
S. C. Wirasinghe, University of Calgary
L. Zanzotto, University of Calgary

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-529: NUMERICAL EVALUATION OF WIND LOADS ON A TALL BUILDING LOCATED IN A CITY CENTRE

Ahmed Elshaer, Western University
Haitham Aboshosha, Western University
Girma T. Bitsuamlak, Western University
Ashraf A. El Damatty, Western University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-530: AERODYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION TO REDUCE WIND LOADS ON TALL BUILDINGS

Ahmed Elshaer, Western University
Girma T. Bitsuamlak, Western University
Ashraf A. El Damatty, Western University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-531: WIND TUNNEL TESTING OF RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOURHOOD MODEL TO ANALYZE ROOF FAILURES IN HIGH WINDS

Eric R. Lalonde, Western University
Gregory A. Kopp, Western University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-534: SENSITIVITY OF WIND INDUCED DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF A TRANSMISSION LINE TO VARIATIONS IN WIND SPEED

Saif Haddadin, Western University
Haitham Aboshosha, Western University
Ayman M. El Ansary, Western University
Ashraf A. El Damatty, Western University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-535: STRUCTURAL MODELLING AND VERIFICATION METHODS TO DEVELOP A CABLE ROOF HARNESS RETROFIT SYSTEM

Joshua D. Rosenkrantz, Western University
Adnan Enajar, Western University
Ryan Jacklin, Western University
Ashraf A. El Damatty, Western University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-536: EFFECT OF WIND SPEED AND TERRAIN EXPOSURE ON THE WIND PRESSURES FOR ELEVATED STEEL CONICAL TANKS

Ahmed Musa, Western University
Haitham Aboshosha, Western University
Ashraf A. El Damatty, Western University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-538: WIND TUNNEL TESTING OF A MULTIPLE SPAN AEROELASTIC TRANSMISSION LINE SUBJECTED TO DOWNBURST WIN

Amal Elawady, Western University
Haitham Aboshosha, Western University
Ashraf A. El Damatty, Western University
Girma T. Bitsuamlak, Western University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-539: IRON ORE MINE WASTE FLOODWATER EXTENT MAPPING UTILIZING REMOTE SENSING DERIVED INDICES

A. M. Elshorbagy, Ryerson University
Ahmed Shaker, Ryerson University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-540: THE USE OF REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUE TO ASSESS FLOOD HAZARD IN CITY OF JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA

Kamil Faisal, Ryerson University
Ahmed Shaker, Ryerson University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-541: THE HEAT LOADS OF A TUNED MASS DAMPER

J. Shayne Love, Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc.
Trevor C. Haskett, Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc.

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-546: CASE STUDIES ON THE IMPACT OF SURROUNDING BUILDINGS ON WIND-INDUCED RESPONSE

John Kilpatrick, Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc.

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-547: RISK ANALYSIS OF WIND LOADING INCLUDING FUTURE CHANGES IN SURROUNDING BUILDINGS

Peter A. Irwin, Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc.
Jeff Stanton, Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc.

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-550: COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF WIND-INDUCED TORSIONAL LOADS ON LOW- AND MEDIUM-RISE BUILDINGS

Mohamed Elsharawy, SOH Wind Engineering
Ted Stathopoulos, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Khaled Galal, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-551: TOWARDS A ROBUST WIND TUNNEL BASED EVALUATION OF EXTREME WIND LOADS

Haitham Aboshosha, Western University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-552: COMBINED PROBABILITIES OF PEAK WIND AND SNOW LOAD EVENTS

Jill V. Bond, Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc.
Albert J. Brooks, Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc.
Scott L. Gamble, Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc.
Jan C. Dale, Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc.

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-555: EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS OF LARGE SCALE TLD-STRUCTURE INTERACTION VIA REAL-TIME HYBRID SIMULATION

Ali Ashasi-Sorkhabi, University of Waterloo
Oya Mercan, University of Toronto

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-556: WIND UPLIFT RESISTANCE DESIGN OF A GREEN ROOF

Mike Gibbons, Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc.
Scott L. Gamble, Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc.
J. Shayne Love, Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc.

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-557: COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF HILL EFFECTS ON TORNADO LIKE VORTEX

Zoheb Nasir, Western University
Girma T. Bitsuamlak, Western University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-558: COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF TORNADIC LOAD ON A TALL BUILDING

Zoheb Nasir, Western University
Girma T. Bitsuamlak, Western University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-559: EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF TWO-WAY CONCRETE PANELS EXPOSED TO IMPACT LOAD

Heba G. S. Bayoumy, The American University in Cairo AUC
Mohamed A. N. Abdel-Mooty, Cairo University
A. Samer Ezeldin, The American University in Cairo AUC

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-561: MUNICIPAL RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL (MRAT)

Scott Praill, Dillon Consulting Limited

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-562: BEHAVIOUR OF CONCRETE COLUMNS WITH GFRP CIRCULAR AND RECTILINEAR CONFINING REINFORCEMENT

Zahra Kharal, University of Toronto
Shamim A. Sheikh, University of Toronto

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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NDM-563: THE VERTICAL, ROTATIONAL AND LATERAL RESPONSE OF UNBONDED FIBER REINFORCED ELASTOMERIC ISOLATORS

Yasser M. Al-Anany, McMaster University
Michael J. Tait, McMaster University
Mark Torrie, Associated Engineering
Alexander N. Sciascetti, Western University

London

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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