Haag Welcomes David Ey, P.E., new Civil Engineer in Chicago!
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Haag Engineers Establish Scholarship for Engineering Students
Haag Engineers Terry Taylor and Stoney Kirkpatrick established the “John C. Westkaemper Scholarship in Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics” in honor of their former professor. The scholarship benefits engineering students at the University of Texas.
Haag’s Accredited Testing Lab is Open, Accepting Assignments Now
Haag’s Lab and Offices Relocated. Our expanded Lab is open now!
“Misconceptions of Wind Damage to Asphalt Composition Shingles” Article, RCI
Carlos Lopez, Ph.D., P.E., Jonathan Goode, Ph.D., P.E., and Scott Morrison, P.E., Principal Engineer and Director Research & Testing published a peer-reviewed article on âMisconceptions of Wind Damage to Asphalt Composition Shinglesâ in the Roof Consultants Instituteâs Interface magazine.
Haag Welcomes Brian Olivieri, Opens Connecticut Office!
Haag’s new civil engineer, Brian Olivieri, serves Hartford, NYC, Boston
Haag Welcomes Larry Dillon, Vice President of Construction Consulting
Haag Welcomes Larry Dillon, Vice President of Construction Consulting
National Weather Services uses Haag Research to Change Thunderstorm Criterion
Previously, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued Severe
Thunderstorm Warnings whenever a thunderstorm is forecast to produce
wind gusts to 58 miles per hour (50 knots) or greater and/or hail size
3/4 inch (penny-size) diameter or larger. For the past few years,
offices that cover areas of Kansas have experimented using a warning
criterion of one inch diameter hail. During the spring and early summer
of 2009, this experiment expanded to other areas in the Central and
Western U.S. Beginning January 5, 2010, the minimum size for severe hail nationwide increases to one inch (quarter-size) diameter. There will not be a change to the wind gust criterion of 58 mph.
This change is based on research
indicating significant damage does not occur until hail size reaches 1
inch (quarter-size) in diameter, and as a response to requests by core
partners in emergency management and the media. Particularly in areas
of the Central U.S., the frequency of severe thunderstorm warnings
issued for penny-size and nickel size hail might have desensitized the
public to take protective action during a severe thunderstorm warning
In
areas that experimented with changing to the one inch hail criterion,
media partners stated their user feedback suggests warnings are now
more meaningful. In addition, television networks receive fewer viewer
complaints from breaking into programming for non-damaging storms. The
Emergency Management community in those areas agreed that warnings
carry more weight, and spotters now concentrate on the more significant
events.