Eighth Congress on Forensic Engineering
Numerical Modeling of Power Delivery and Telecommunications Infrastructure for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma
Publication: Forensic Engineering 2018: Forging Forensic Frontiers
ABSTRACT
In 2017, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma wreaked havoc with civil infrastructure systems, primarily due to flooding caused by rainfall and storm surge. Damage data were collected using online resources such as power company outage websites, the reports provided by the Energy Administration Information (EIA) branch of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and the cell tower outage reports provided by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Geo-statistical data for wind speeds, rainfall, and storm surge have been identified for Harvey and Irma in Texas and Florida, respectively. In this paper, models for system-level electric power delivery and cell tower fragilities and recovery over time have been fit using previous published models. Comparisons with combinations of individual system-level fragilities are made.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Research assistant Xian He of University of Illinois is gratefully acknowledged for her assistance with some of the component fragility analysis.
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Forensic Engineering 2018: Forging Forensic Frontiers
Pages: 1008 - 1016
Editors: Rui Liu, Ph.D., Kent State University, Michael P. Lester, Element Analytical, Alicia E. Díaz de León, and Michael J. Drerup
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8201-8
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© 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Nov 27, 2018
Published in print: Nov 27, 2018
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