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Apr 26, 2012

Mitigation Techniques to Improve Residential Buildings Behavior during Hurricanes

Publication: Structures Congress 2010

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A methodology is used, for evaluating the effect of various mitigation measures on wind storm losses to residential buildings. Mitigation measures were classified into different categories such as: category A: Roof Cover, category B: Roof Decking, category C: Roof to wall connections, category D: Opening protection, and category E: Wall to sill connections. The individual mitigations were combined into different sets. These sets of mitigations were chosen for different types of structures based on engineering judgment and economic feasibility. The final output was vulnerability curves. Vulnerability curves determine the expected damage versus the wind speed. These curves are presented and discussed.

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Structures Congress 2010
Pages: 3488 - 3498

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Published online: Apr 26, 2012

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Boback Bob Torkian [email protected]
Graduate student, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida, USA. E-mail: [email protected]
Jean-Paul Pinelli [email protected]
Professor of Civil Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida, USA. E-mail: [email protected]
Kurt Gurley [email protected]
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. E-mail: [email protected]

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