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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Fo more information and to register online
<a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/learning-center/workshop-170615/">https://www.designsafe-ci.org/learning-center/workshop-170615/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">The NHERI Wall of Wind (WOW) Experimental Facility (EF) will be hosting a one and a half day user workshop at Florida International University. The focus of the workshop is
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Provide researchers with information on the capabilities of the NHERI WOW EF for advanced natural hazard engineering research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Detail the three main types of tests (aerodynamic/aeroelastic, destructive and wind-driven rain) conducted at the NHERI WOW EF and the required preparation for performing
multi-scale tests<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Discuss recent advancements in experimental and numerical research in natural hazard mitigation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Provide a platform for research collaboration and idea exchange between workshop participants<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Explore opportunities to utilize the NHERI WOW EF<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">This onsite workshop will provide faculty members with valuable information about the resources available at the NHERI WOW EF, services provided by the EF staff to the users
of the facility and how to increase their success rate in obtaining NSF funding for natural hazards mitigation research. Also, the workshop will include a tour of the facility, live test demonstration and two keynote talks by the experts of the field. The
first talk will target the role of the NHERI WOW EF as a test bed for developing and validating computational models and the second talk will discuss the state-of-the-art research in natural hazards mitigation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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