CYCLONES
Cyclone ‘Seroja’ made landfall near Kalbarri, Western Australia on April 11 2021, a
town in Region B2 in AS1/NZS 1770.2. Despite this being a cyclonic region in the
Standard, there was considerable building damage as a result of lack of attention to
the high internal pressures caused when large openings are created in the building
envelope. The full report of the Cyclone Testing Station for this event can be found
at: https://www.jcu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/1801606//Technical-Report-
66-TC-Seroja-2021.pdf/_noproxycache
Cyclone “Isla” crossed the coast of Western Australia on April 13,2023,at about
20deg S near the old northern border of Region D. (Note: The border has changed
to 19 deg S in AS/NZS 1170.2) Fortunately the path of the cyclone was mainly over
spaesely -populated areas. However, there was severe structural damage to a
roadhouse, some cattle-station buildings and solar panels (both roof - and ground -
mounted). The JCU-CTS report is at :
https://www.jcu.edu.au/_data/assets/pdf_file/0010/2065348/TR67-TC-ilsa-
reportV1.pdf/_noproxycache
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CYCLONES
Cyclone ‘Seroja’ made landfall near Kalbarri, Western
Australia on April 11 2021, a town in Region B2 in
AS1/NZS 1770.2. Despite this being a cyclonic region in
the Standard, there was considerable building damage
as a result of lack of attention to the high internal
pressures caused when large openings are created in the
building envelope. The full report of the Cyclone Testing
Station for this event can be found at:
https://www.jcu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/1801
606//Technical-Report-66-TC-Seroja-
2021.pdf/_noproxycache
Cyclone “Isla” crossed the coast of Western Australia on
April 13,2023,at about 20deg S near the old northern
border of Region D. (Note: The border has changed to 19
deg S in AS/NZS 1170.2) Fortunately the path of the
cyclone was mainly over spaesely -populated areas.
However, there was severe structural damage to a
roadhouse, some cattle-station buildings and solar
panels (both roof - and ground - mounted). The JCU-CTS
report is at :
https://www.jcu.edu.au/_data/assets/pdf_file/0010/2065
348/TR67-TC-ilsa-reportV1.pdf/_noproxycache
