This PhD improved the resilience and survivability of buildings to high winds, especially from cyclones and storms. The study conducted controlled full-scale tests as benchmarks for future detailed tests with pressure loading actuators in a simulated environment, and model-scale buildings in a wind tunnel. Additionally, data was gathered from real world examples part of a research team that deploys mobile weather stations in Queensland in the event of a landfalling cyclone.

By calculating the internal pressures for industrial buildings, this research provides an accurate overall net wind load for a wide range of scenarios, enabling a consistent, optimal design for buildings, with the potential to lead to improvements to wind loading codes and standards in cyclonic and non-cyclonic regions around Australia. This study can improve how buildings are designed for such scenarios, increasing the resilience and survivability of buildings to high winds.