Gone with the wind? Wittich investigates mystery of last standing grain bin

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A 3D rendering of grain bins following an August 2020 windstorm. The rendering was produced with the aid of lidar — near-infrared laser beams fired at the structures by a drone flying above the site.
A 3D rendering of grain bins following an August 2020 windstorm. The rendering was produced with the aid of lidar — near-infrared laser beams fired at the structures by a drone flying above the site.

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After a 2020 derecho hit east-central Iowa, Nebraska's Christine Wittich, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, conducted "structural reconnaissance" on a unique case study to learn why four of an interconnected group of five grain bins were destroyed and one was left totally intact.



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