Introduction of JAWE

Wind engineering covers various research topics, for example, wind loads and vibration of structures, air pollution, wind energy and so on. It also relates to a range of fields, including architecture, civil engineering, meteorology, aeronautics, vehicle engineering, electrical engineering, etc. JAWE promotes the advance and development of scientific research and technology on wind engineering. We would like to invite many researchers and engineers to join JAWE and to promote further wind engineering activities with us.

Activities of JAWE
(1) Quarterly publication of JAWE - Journal of Wind Engineering - Wind Engineers

Publication of JAWE (2) Information exchange of technologies and wind engineering activities and encouragement of scientific research

Lecture on wind engineering at an elementary school (3) Organizing wind engineering conferences and symposiums (4) Research committee activity on various wind engineering topics (5) Awards for excellent achievements in wind engineering (6) Representative of Japanese group of International Association for Wind Engineering

Organization of JAWE
Board of Directors
Yozo FUJINO (the president) Shinsuke KATO Yukio TAMURA Junji Maeda Yasushi UEMATSU Hiromasa KAWAI Hiroshi NIINO Tatsuo MAEDA Izumi USHIYAMA Toshio OHKOSHI Yoshinobu KUBO Hiromichi SHIRATO Takashi NOMURA Kazuki HIBI Hitoshi YAMADA

Audiors
Hiroo INOUE Osamu NAKAMURA

Council
Yutaka ASAMI Yasuo OKUDA Kouji KONDOU Fumiaki NAGAO Junji Maeda Akashi MOCHIDA Tomomi ISHIKAWA Hiroshi KATSUCHI Hiroshi SATO Hiroaki NISHIMURA Masahiro MATSUI Tomomi YAGI Takeshi ISHIHARA Makoto KANDA Hiromichi SHIRATO Toshiaki IMAI Kichiro KIMURA Yoshihito TANIIKE Yuji OHYA Fumiaki KOBAYASHI Tetsuro TAMURA Akihiro HONDA Taketo Mizota Ryuichiro YOSHIE

Taiichi HAYASHI Kunio FUJII Kazutoshi MATSUDA Hiroki YAMAGUCHI Takashi MARUYAMA Teruhiro YUKINO

Steering Committee
Hiromasa KAWAI (chairperson) Toshiaki IMAI Kichiro KIMURA Seiji NAKATO Kazutoshi MATSUDA Hiromichi SHIRATO (vice-chairperson) Yasuo OKUDA Fumiaki KOBAYASHI Hiroaki NISHIMURA Yasuo MIKAMI Takashi MARUYAMA (secretary) Hiroshi KATSUCHI Tetsuro TANIGUCHI Minoru NODA Ryuichiro YOSHIE Takeshi ISHIHARA Makoto KANDA Tetsuro TAMURA Hirokazu HIRANO

Editorial Committee
Shinsuke KATO (chairperson) Yasushi UEMATSU Akihide HATANAKA Naoki MATAYOSHI Takashi NOMURA (vicechairperson) Kiyoshi SASAKI Koji HAYASHIDA Masahiro MATSUI Ryuichiro YOSHIE (secretary) Mikio SHIMIZU Hidesaku UEJIMA

Yoshihide TOMINAGA Shinji HIEJIMA Fumiaki FUJIBE Atsushi YAMAGUCHI

Commendation Committee
Hitoshi YAMADA (chairperson) Takeshi OHKUMA Hiroshi NIINO Tatsuo MAEDA (vicechairperson) Shinsuke KATO Tomomi YAGI (secretary) Hiromasa KAWAI Yasushi UEMATSU Yoshinobu KUBO

Committee on Wind Disaster Investigation

Yasushi UEMATSU (chairperson) Fumiaki KOBAYASHI Masahiro MATSUI Junji Maeda (vicechairperson) Fumiaki NAGAO Tomomi YAGI Kichiro KIMURA (secretary) Hiroaki NISHIMURA Yasuo OKUDA Takashi NOMURA

Secretariat
Hiroshi KATSUCHI (secretary-general) (as of July 3rd, 2008)

Domestic Conferences and Meetings International Conferences

November 8-11, 2009, Taipei, Taiwan The Seventh Asia-Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering (APCWE7 Conference web site: http://apcwe7.wind.org.tw/ September 13-17, 2009, Osaka, JAPAN The 10th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability Contacts Conference email: icossar09@sc.kutc.kansai-u.ac.jp Conference web site: http://www.sc.kutc.kansai-u.ac.jp/icossar2009/ ICOSSAR'09 Secretariat: Prof. Michiyuki Hirokane Faculty of Informatics, Kansai University 2-1-1 Ryozenji-cho, Takatsuki Osaka 569-1095, Japan Tel: +81(72)690-2402 Fax: +81(72)690-2493 July 20-24, 2008, Milano, Italy The Sixth International Colloquium on Bluff Body Aerodynamics andApplications (BBAAVI) Conference web site: http://bbaa6.mecc.polimi.it/ 30 June - 3 July, 2008, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC 9th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FLOW-INDUCED VIBRATIONS ( FIV 2008 ) Deadline for submission of extended abstracts (2 pages) July 31, 2007 Authors notified of acceptance October 30, 2007 Deadline for submission of full papers February 15, 2008 Contacts Conference email: fiv2008@it.cas.cz Conference web site: http://www.it.cas.cz/fiv2008 Conference address: FIV 2008 Institute of Thermomechanics ASCR Dolejskova 5 182 00 Prague 8 Czech Republic Fax: +420 286 584 695

Contact persons: Igor Zolotarev Jaromir Horacek 28-30 May, 2008, Seogwipo KAL Hotel, Jeju, Korea The Fourth International Conference on Advances in Wind and Structures(AWAS'08) Conference web site: http://awas08.kaist.ac.kr/

Quarterly Publication of JAWE

Journal of Wind Engineering (ISSN 1349-3507) Wind Engineers (ISSN 0912-1935)

Journal of Wind Engineering, Electronic Journal (ISSN 1349-340X) For Contributor Contribution rules for Wind Engineers and Application form (In Japanese) Contribution rules for Journal of Wind Engineering and Application form (In Japanese) Back number CD from 1976-2000 How to order (In Japanese) Contents (In Japanese)

Annual Reports of Research Committee on Wind-induced Disaster

Annual Report 2004 (In Japanese) Annual Report 2003 (In Japanese)

Books and Reports

Research Report on Wind Induced Disasters in 2004 (In Japanese, May 2005, Research committee on wind-induced disaster) Contact: wind_disaster jawe.jp The state of the art of evaluation of wind environment (In Japanese, March 2005, Research committee on evaluation of wind environment) Contact: wind_env jawe.jp Research Report on Extensive Strong Wind Disasters of October 6 and 7, 2002 (In English, March 2004, Research committee on wind-induced disaster) Contact: wind_disaster jawe.jp Research Report on Extensive Strong Wind Disasters of October 6 and 7, 2002 (In Japanese,

March 2003, Research committee on wind-induced disaster) Contact: wind_disaster jawe.jp History of wind-induced disasters in Japan and lessons from them (In Japanese, November 2000, Research committee on wind-induced disaster) Contact: wind_disaster jawe.jp

Quarterly Publication of JAWE

Journal of Wind Engineering (ISSN 1349-3507) Wind Engineers (ISSN 0912-1935)

Journal of Wind Engineering, Electronic Journal (ISSN 1349-340X) For Contributor Contribution rules for Wind Engineers and Application form (In Japanese) Contribution rules for Journal of Wind Engineering and Application form (In Japanese) Back number CD from 1976-2000 How to order (In Japanese) Contents (In Japanese)

Annual Reports of Research Committee on Wind-induced Disaster

Annual Report 2004 (In Japanese) Annual Report 2003 (In Japanese)

Books and Reports

Research Report on Wind Induced Disasters in 2004 (In Japanese, May 2005, Research committee on wind-induced disaster) Contact: wind_disaster jawe.jp The state of the art of evaluation of wind environment (In Japanese, March 2005, Research committee on evaluation of wind environment) Contact: wind_env jawe.jp Research Report on Extensive Strong Wind Disasters of October 6 and 7, 2002 (In English, March 2004, Research committee on wind-induced disaster) Contact: wind_disaster jawe.jp Research Report on Extensive Strong Wind Disasters of October 6 and 7, 2002 (In Japanese, March 2003, Research committee on wind-induced disaster) Contact: wind_disaster jawe.jp History of wind-induced disasters in Japan and lessons from them (In Japanese, November

2000, Research committee on wind-induced disaster) Contact: wind_disaster jawe.jp

Reseaech Committees of JAWE

Wind-induced Disaster Wide Area Wind Environment Wind Environment (in Japanese)

Membership of JAWE
Application Form for Membership of JAWE Download (7KB) Membership Fees Regular Member : 10,000 YEN/year (entrance fee 2,000 YEN) Student Member : 5,000 YEN/year (entrance fee free, copy of student ID card needed) Sponsor Member 70,000 YEN/year for one account Please send the form to: Secretariat of Japan Association for Wind Engineering Hiromichi Shirato Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering Kyoto University Kyotodaigaku Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8540, Japan TEL : +81-75-383-3166 / FAX +81-75-383-3168 E-mail secretary_general1 jawe.jp

Contact Addresses of JAWE

Inquire of general business ( Membership Information, General Meeting, Annual Meeting, etc. ) Hiroshi Katsuchi Faculty of Engineering, Division of Systems Research Yokohama National University 79-5, Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan TEL : +81-45-339-4243 / FAX +81-45-348-4565 E-mail secretary_general1 jawe.jp Inquire of Journal of Wind Engineering ( Contribution rules, Advertising, etc. ) Ryuichiro Yoshie Faculty of Engineering Tokyo Polytechnic University 1583 Iiyama, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0297, Japan TEL +81-46-242-9545 / FAX +81-46-242-9545 E-mail journal1 jawe.jp

 Address for business documents [ Membership Information, Inquire of form ] Secretariat of Japan Association for Wind Engineering Hiroshi Katsuchi Faculty of Engineering, Division of Systems Research Yokohama National University 79-5, Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan TEL : +81-45-339-4243 / FAX +81-45-348-4565
* Application Form for Membership of JAWE [ Download (7KB) ]

[ Submition of paper and advertisment, request of reference paper and book, etc. ] Editorial Committe of Japan Association for Wind Engineering Ryuichiro Yoshie Faculty of Engineering Tokyo Polytechnic University 1583 Iiyama, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0297, Japan TEL +81-46-242-9545 / FAX +81-46-242-9545 [ Reception on annual meeting, submittion of its abstracts and advertisement ] Steering Committee of Japan Association for Wind Engineering Takashi Maruyama Disaster Prevention Research Institute Kyoto University Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan TEL +81-774-38-4167 / FAX +81-774-38-4170

Links of Wind Engineering

Associations International Association of Wind Engineering American Association for Wind Engineering Australasian Wind Engineering Society UK Wind Engineering Society

Wind Disaster Meteorological data during natural disaster, Tokyo District Meteorological Observatory (In Japanese) Damages on buidings caused by a tornado in Gunma Pref., BRI, 2002 (In Japanese) Sponsor Members (in the order of the Japanese syllabary) IHI Corporation, Azusa Sekkei Co., Ltd., Ando Corporation, Izumi Sohken Engineering Co.,Ltd., NTT FACILITIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE Inc., M.E.C Co.,Ltd., Obayashi Corporation, Okumura Corporation, Orimoto Structural Engineers Inc., Kaijo Sonic Corporation, Kajima Corporation, Kawada Industries, Inc., Environment Simulation, Inc., The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., Kitanihon Electric Cable Co.,Ltd., Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc., Kumagai Gumi Co.,Ltd, Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc., Kobori Research Complex, Inc., Sun System Supply Co.,

Ltd, JFE R&D corporation, Shimizu Corporation, Showa Sekkei, Inc., Aquatic Zone Network Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd., Central Glass Co., Ltd., Sogo Engineering, Inc., Non-Life Insurance Rating Organization of Japan, Taisei Corporation, Takenaka Corporation, The Chugoku Electric Power Co.,Inc., Chubu Electric Power Co.,Inc., Chodai Co.,Ltd., Railway Technical Research Institute, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Tokyu Construction, Tokyo Electric Power Company, Inc., Tokyo Electric Power Services Co., Ltd., Toda Corporation, Tomoe Corporation, Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd., NSG D&G System Co.,Ltd., Nihon Sekkei, Inc., Japan Steel Tower Co.,Ltd., Hazama Corporation, Fujita Corporation, Maeda Corporation, Makino Applied Instruments Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co.,Ltd., Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc., Yokogawa Bridge Corp.,

AAWE The American Association for Wind Engineering

Severe winds of many types with associated water penetration and water impacts are responsible for the largest component of insured losses in the U.S. Yet the insured losses are only a part of the total physical losses. Hurricane losses can be large and examples are Hurricane Andrew that generated more than $36 billion in losses and Hurricane Katrina that generated more than $100 billion in losses. Although individual Tornado events may not reach these totals, there are numerous events each year that result in a cumulative loss of comparable magnitude. Many thousands of homes and businesses are destroyed or rendered unusable each year. During the period from 2003 to early 2008 there have been 10 damaging hurricanes that have struck the U.S. and there have been more than 1000 tornadoes each year, many of them causing damage. In addition to physical and economic losses many lives have been lost. The reduction of losses and impacts is complex due to the existence of a large inventory of structures and infrastructure that were constructed before we understood how to construct them to provide acceptable resistance with a large reduction of potential losses. For new construction the research carried out on wind loadings and resistance some years ago has provided a basis of reducing losses if applied. However, the level of research on wind engineering has fallen to a level and many important areas of knowledge building to support loss reduction are not being pursued today. This is particularly true with respect to existing construction. The level of losses being sustained is not necessary and could be substantially reduced through increased support of wind engineering. Unfortunately the long-term recovery and economic impacts from wind storms are not uniform and those who least can afford to be impacted are also those who are at the lower end of the recovery cycle. Average yearly economic and life losses in the United States due to wind has far exceeded that from Earthquakes and only floods have the demonstrated potential to cause greater yearly losses. AAWE is dedicated to building and extending the knowledge base and achieving application to reduce losses from severe wind-water events. 5th International Symposium on Computational Wind Engineering

Information
Severe winds of many types are responsible for losses which can exceed $30 billion dollars of direct and indirect losses each year in the United States and the loss of many lives. Losses are not only due to direct physical damage but also occur due to water related to wind storms. Just two hurricanes, Andrew and Iniki, caused more than $26 billion dollars in direct damage losses in one year. Added to these costs would be the economic disruption and suffering of the affected populations resulting in total costs exceeding $35 billion dollars for these two events. Unfortunately the long-term recovery and economic impacts are not uniform and those who can least afford to be impacted are also those who are at the lower end of the recovery cycle. Average yearly economic and life losses in the United States due to wind far exceeds that from Earthquakes and only floods have the demonstrated potential to cause greater average yearly losses. Although hurricanes and tornadoes are the most dramatic of severe wind events, there are many other causes of severe winds which, in total, can cause damage ranging from the loss of siding and roofing, glass breakage, crop and vegetation damage through complete loss or disabling of structures and lifeline facilities. Water penetration after wind damage is also responsible for a substantial amount of losses. A particular problem, which has not been extensively addressed, is the extensive stock of existing construction which was constructed before it was fully understood what the magnitude of wind and water loadings may be and ways to provide resistance against these loadings at an economically acceptable level. This problem is receiving increased attention from Wind Engineers. It must also be realized that engineering for natural hazards is not unique to each particular hazard. For example the characterization of time series information is equally applicable whether the subject is a strong-motion accelerograph record or a time-history wind record. Thus the approach to natural hazard engineering can be optimized by utilizing a multi-hazard approach rather than treating each hazard as a separate problem. The wind engineering community would like to promote the greatest amount of cooperation between workers who specialize in a particular type of hazard. We hope that these web pages will provide some useful information concerning the engineering aspects of wind and wind-related water problems and some pointers to contacts and valuable sources of information. Severe winds of many types are responsible for losses which can exceed $30 billion dollars of direct and indirect losses each year in the United States and the loss of many lives. Losses are not only due to direct physical damage but also occur due to water related to wind storms. Just two hurricanes, Andrew and Iniki, caused more than $26 billion dollars in direct damage losses in one year. Added to these costs would be the economic disruption and suffering of the affected populations resulting in total costs exceeding $35 billion dollars for these two events. Unfortunately the long-term recovery and economic impacts are not uniform and those who can least afford to be impacted are also those who are at the lower end of the recovery cycle. Average yearly economic and life losses in the United States due to wind far exceeds that from Earthquakes and only floods have the demonstrated potential to cause greater average yearly losses. Although hurricanes and tornadoes are the most dramatic of severe wind events, there are many other causes of severe winds which, in total, can cause damage ranging from the loss of siding and roofing, glass breakage, crop and vegetation damage through complete loss or disabling of structures and lifeline facilities. Water penetration after wind damage is also responsible for a substantial amount of losses. A particular problem, which has not been extensively addressed, is the extensive stock of existing

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Books on or Related to Wind Engineering

Minimum Design Loads for Buildings And Other Structures: SEI/ASCE 7-05 (ASCE Standard No. 7-05) (ASCE Standard) Paperback: 424 pages Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) (November 15, 2005) Language: English ISBN-10: 0784408092 ISBN-13: 978-0784408094

Guide to the Use of the Wind Load Provisions of ASCE 7-02 (Mehta, Kishor C. Guide to the Use of the Wind Load Provisions of Asce 7-98.) by Kishor C. Mehta (Author), James Delahay (Author) Paperback: 126 pages Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers (November 11, 2003) Language: English ISBN-10: 0784407037 ISBN-13: 978-0784407035

Wind Loading of Structures by John Holmes Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Taylor & Francis; 2 edition (June 17, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 0415409462 ISBN-13: 978-0415409469

SEAW/ATC-60 Report SEAW Commentary on Wind Code Provisions (2-volume set), and the SEAW Handbook of a Rapid-Solutions

Wind Loads on Structures by Clas Dyrbye (Author), Svend Ole Hansen (Author) Hardcover: 244 pages Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (January 10, 1997) Language: English ISBN-10: 0471956511 ISBN-13: 978-0471956518

Reports
Every damaging natural disaster is a full-scale test of constructed facilities, preparedness and response. It is important therefore to dispatch teams of professionals as quickly as possible to capture technical and scientific information that might lead to a better understanding of the loadings and response that might have existed during the disaster and the details of how and why various types of construction may have failed. Below are listed some of the post-disaster reports that are available from field team visits and projections of possible losses. Cyclone Tracy Report FEMA Information Notes Wiggins Report Strengthening Research & Development for Wind Hazard Mitigation - Rand Report Windstorm Impact Reduction Plan - A Report of the National Science and Technology Council

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Federal and Professional Society Activity Related to Wind Hazard Reduction

Congressional Activity U.S. House of Representatives Wind Hazards Reduction Bill. (Introduced in 2000) Hurricane, Tornado, and Related Natural Hazards Research Act (Dec. 20,2001) Hazards Research Act Introduced by Reps. Moore & Hart (Dec. 20, 2001) HR 2020 Bill as Introduced in the 108th Congress (May 7, 2003) Sponsors of Wind Hazard Reduction Bill HR 2020 (Sept. 2003) National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004 (Introduced in House of Representatives on March 17, 2004) Text of Wind Hazards Reduction Bill Passed by U.S. House of Representatives (July 15 2004) U. S. Senate Statement - A National Priority: Building Resilience to Natural Hazards Federal Agency Activity

Historic Papers
Early Days of North American Wind Engineering

Information for Homeowners & Businesses

Institute for Business and Home Safety NOAA Shutter Information Protecting Your Home from Hurricane and Wind Damage. FEMA-247

Wind Power
Although the primary focus of AAWE is directed toward generating and disseminating knowledge regarding wind and associated water effects on constructed and natural facilities and working toward mitigating the damage resulting from these wind events, there is obviously some overlap with the efforts that are underway around the world in utilizing the wind as a source of power generation. Clearly there are common interests in the areas of wind characterization, wind structure interaction and the fluid mechanics of turbulent flows. Because of possible common interests, some links are provided below to organizations and sites that are active in the area of wind power generation. U.S. Department of Energy Wind Energy Program American Wind Energy Association List of Links to National and International Wind Energy Associations Wind Energy Trade Associations in the World

Boundary Layer Wind Tunnels

University of Minnesota-1 Force Technology -1 Force Technology-2 Concordia University Cermak Peterka Petersen (CPP), Inc. Rowan, Williams, Davies & Irwin The Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Lab- Univ. of Western Ontario UC Davis Wind Tunnel Laboratory Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel, University of Maryland

COMPUTATIONAL WIND ENGINEERING Since 1996 a Computational Wind Engineering approach has been developed at the Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory (BLWTL). Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations are performed using state of the art commercial codes, such as FLUENT, and/or in house developed, Large Eddy Simulation codes. The aim of the Computational Wind Engineering direction at the BLWTL is to complement the well-established experimental capabilities of the Laboratory for studies such as: Wind-driven rain impact on buildings Atmospheric dispersion of gaseous pollutants in complex terrain under thermal stratification HVAC, Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality studies Simulation of Downburst and Tornado High Intensity Winds and their impact on transmission lines and towers Fluid-structure interaction and bluff body aerodynamics Industrial and Biomedical applications

AAWE WindNet
WindNet is a service of the American Association for Wind Engineering and is intended to promote two-way communication among wind researchers, engineers, government officials, regulators, constructors the public and others who have an interest in achieving wind hazard mitigation and the construction and retrofit of safe and cost effective constructed facilities which serve the needs of our modern society. This service is currently in a very experimental phase in which various communication and information approaches will be explored. Any feedback on ways to make this an effective tool in achieving improved wind hazard mitigation would be welcomed. Organizational Page Wind Engineering Research Centers Boundary Layer Wind Tunnels American Society of Civil Engineers Government Agencies with Wind Related Activities Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) National Oceanoraphic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) National Science Foundation (NSF) National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) Committees of the American Meteorological Society Residential Housing Associations Insurance Industry Associations White House and Presidents Science Advisor Congressional Committees Related to Wind Engineering U.S. Senate Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Sub Committee on Science, Technology and Space Senate Committee on Appropriations Sub Committee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies Sub Committee on Military Construction Sub Committee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary U.S. House House Committee on Science Sub Committee on Basic Research Sub Committee on Technology House Committee on Appropriations Sub Committee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies Sub Committee on Military Construction Sub Committee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary Contact other Wind Engineering Associations Emergency Management Organizations

AAWE Conferences
5th International Symposium on Computational Wind Engineering (CWE2010) The Fifth International Symposium on Computations Wind Engineering will be held in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, from 23 to 27 May 2010. Abstracts (BrochureCWE(2009)-04.pdf) are due on or before 17 October 2009. Watch this space for more updates. Visit www.cwe2010.org for more details. Gold Sponsors for CWE2010: