Dr Daniel Smith ~ Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
Cyclone Testing Station
- About
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- Interests
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- Research
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- Risk assessment for low-rise structures in severe wind events
- Surface-level tropical cyclone winds and wind-driven rain
- Wind and wind-driven rain effects on low-rise structures
- Human perception of hazard risk
- Behavioral aspects of mitigation investment by homeowners
- Effects of insurance price signals on natural hazard mitigation
- Experience
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- 2014 to 2017 - Research Fellow, James Cook University (Townsville, Australia)
- 2009 to 2010 - Bill and Bryon Bushnell Graduate Fellow, University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida)
- 2005 to 2010 - Florida Medallion Academic Merit Scholar, University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida)
- 2007 to 2009 - Assistant Project Engineer, Wojcieszak and Associates (Stuart, Florida)
- 2008 - Assistant Project Engineer, Carmo and Associates (Lantana, Florida)
- Research Disciplines
Dr. Smith is a senior research fellow with the Cyclone Testing Station at James Cook University. His research experience covers a wide range of wind engineering disciplines including: insurance claims analysis for severe wind events, field-deployed anemometry for cyclones, vulnerability and fragility modelling, wind-borne debris trajectory modelling, post-event damage assessment, wind resistance of roofing systems, structural retrofitting for wind and water ingress, wind tunnel testing, behavioural aspects of community cyclone preparedness, etc. Dr. Smith is also Director of ResilientResidence™, a mobile application tool that allows homeowners to self-asses the vulnerability of their home to wind and wind-driven rain damages. The tool aims to put wind engineering research directly into the hands of homeowners in vulnerable regions.
- Honours
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- Fellowships
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- 2016 to 2019 - A Smartphone-based Decision Support Tool to Stimulate Cyclone Mitigation
- Memberships
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- 2014 to 2016 - Australasian Wind Engineering Society (committee member)
- 2011 to 2016 - American Society of Civil Engineers
- 2011 to 2016 - American Association of Wind Engineering
- 2012 to 2015 - Roofing Consultants Institute
- 2011 to 2014 - Florida Structural Engineers Association
- Other
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- 2016 - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Controller License (#1004910)
- 2016 - Aeronautical Radio Operator License
- Publications
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These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.
- Journal Articles
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- Kijewski-Correa T, Roueche D, Kennedy A, Allen D, Marshall J, Kaihatu J, Wood R, Smith D, Lester H, Lochhead M, Copp A, McCarthy A, Prevatt D and Robertson I (2022) Impacts of Hurricane Dorian on the Bahamas: field observations of hazard intensity and performance of the built environment. Coastal Engineering Journal, 64 (1). pp. 3-23
- Scovell M, McShane C, Swinbourne A and Smith D (2022) Rethinking risk perception and its importance for explaining natural hazard preparedness behavior. Risk Analysis, 42 (3). pp. 450-469
- Scovell M, McShane C, Swinbourne A and Smith D (2021) Applying the protective action decision model to explain cyclone shutter installation behavior. Natural Hazards Review, 22 (1).
- Scovell M, McShane C, Swinbourne A and Smith D (2021) How fringe cyclone experience affects predictions of damage severity. Disaster Prevention And Management, 30 (2). pp. 240-254
- Scovell M, McShane C, Smith D and Swinbourne A (2019) Personalising the message: promoting cyclone protection in North Queensland. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 34 (4). pp. 48-53
- Smith D, Krupar R, Henderson D and Mason M (2017) Analysis of rapid damage assessment data following severe windstorm events. The Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 32 (4). pp. 52-57
- Harwood J, Smith D and Henderson D (2016) Building community cyclone resilience through academic and insurance industry partnership. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 31 (4). pp. 24-30
- Smith D, Masters F and Chowdhury A (2016) Investigating a wind tunnel method for determining wind-induced loads on roofing tiles. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 155. pp. 47-59
- Smith D, McShane C, Swinbourne A and Henderson D (2016) Towards effective mitigation strategies for severe wind events. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 31 (3). pp. 33-39
- Smith D, Masters F and Gurley K (2014) An historical perspective on the wind resistance of clay and concrete roofing tiles. Interface, 32 (11). pp. 22-35
- Laboy-Rodriguez S, Smith D, Gurley K and Masters F (2013) Roof tile frangibility and puncture of metal window shutters. Wind & Structures, 17 (2). pp. 185-202
- Conference Papers
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- Henderson D, Smith D, Boughton G, Falck D and Ginger J (2017) Damage and losses in engineered buildings from wind and rain. Proceedings of the 24th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials. 6-9 December 2016, Perth, WA, Australia
- More
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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 26+ research outputs authored by Dr Daniel Smith from 2012 onwards.
- Current Funding
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Current and recent Research Funding to JCU is shown by funding source and project.
Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC - Research Grant
Improving the resilience of existing housing to severe wind events
- Indicative Funding
- $770,000 over 4 years
- Summary
- This research is to develop cost-effective strategies for mitigating damage to housing from severe windstorms across Australia. These evidence-based strategies will be (a) tailored to aid policy formulation and decision making in government and industry, and (b) provide guidelines detailing various options and benefits to homeowners and the building community for retrofitting typical at-risk houses in Australian communities.
- Investigators
- John Ginger, David Henderson, Daniel Smith and Simon Ingham in collaboration with Mark Edwards, Martin Werner, John Holmes and Geoffrey Broughton (College of Science & Engineering, Geoscience Australia, JDH Consulting and TimberED Services Pty Ltd)
- Keywords
- Housing; retrofit; Vulnerability; Resilience; Wind Loads; Hazard
- Supervision
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Advisory Accreditation: I can be on your Advisory Panel as a Primary or Secondary Advisor.
These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.
- Completed
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- Investigating the psychological factors that influence cyclone mitigation behaviour (2021, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
- Collaboration
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The map shows research collaborations by institution from the past 7 years.
Note: Map points are indicative of the countries or states that institutions are associated with.- 5+ collaborations
- 4 collaborations
- 3 collaborations
- 2 collaborations
- 1 collaboration
- Indicates the Tropics (Torrid Zone)
Connect with me
- Location
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- 15.151, Engineering & Physical Sciences 1 (Townsville campus)
- Advisory Accreditation
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