Dynamic response of structures subjected to tornado loads by FEM

Study of tornadoes is fairly old, however, the dynamic response of structures subjected to tornadoes has not been studied by many. Some of the studies are based on experimental approaches. A few investigators have followed analytical methods. To our knowledge, no study has been reported so far on dynamic analysis of structures subjected to tornadoes using numerical techniques/finite element methods. Here, we report such a study that has been tried for the first time. Both the high rise buildings and small single-storeyed sheds have been studied.