Cyclone Testing Station
The Cyclone Testing Station is the pre-eminent, independent authority on the effects of high wind and related damage to low-rise building systems in Australia, South East Asia and the Pacific.
Since 1977 the Cyclone Testing Station has been researching, testing and advising industry and governments on building practices which minimise loss and suffering as a result of severe wind events. The Station delivers quality testing and technical advice to manufacturers, building associations and governments, in the most efficient and cost effective way as well as continuing first class academic research.
Click here to go to the Cyclone Testing Station website.
Research and Consultancy fields include:
- Full scale house testing
- Wind loads on structures
- Cladding performance under steady and unsteady wind loads
- Wnd load sharing in domestic houses
- Wind tunnel and airbox testing
Further information:
Visit the Cyclone Testing Station website.
Or contact the manager:
David Henderson
Cyclone Testing Station Manager
School of Engineering
James Cook University
Townsville Q 4811
AustraliaTelephone: (07) 4781 4340
Facsimile: (07) 4775 1184
Email: jcu.cts@jcu.edu.au