Florida International University’s 12-fan “Wall of Wind” hurricane simulator is on display at the National Building Museum in Washington.
The “Designing for Disasters” exhibit explores new solutions and historical responses to natural hazards including earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, storm surge, flooding, tsunamis and wildfires.
FIU officials said their simulator can generate wind speeds of Category 5 hurricanes, like Katrina and Andrew.
Museum visitors can experiment with an interactive replica that generates five wind speeds directed at a small-scale residential building. They can increase the wind speeds and, literally, try to blow the roof off the house.
Topics Catastrophe Natural Disasters Florida Hurricane Education Universities
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