ABV Procedure Combined with Mechanistic Response Modeling for Roof- and Surge-Loss Estimation in Hurricanes
Publication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 28, Issue 2
Abstract
Populations in United States coastal regions have been steadily increasing over time. With this increased populous comes increased exposure to natural hazards, such as hurricanes, with the resulting coastal inundation and tsunamis. During the past two decades, several notable hurricanes have made landfall along the Gulf Coast of the United States, resulting in billions of dollars in damage and loss of human life. This paper presents the method and results of a study that focused on developing a mechanistic assembly based vulnerability (ABV) procedure that combines structural and nonstructural damage vulnerabilities to quantify damage to residential structures as a result of hurricanes. An example is presented that numerically computes the probability of loss for various surge (flood) levels, rainfall intensities, and wind velocities. The methodology presented in this paper will help enable designers and/or planners to assess the change in anticipated losses as a result of one or more mitigation strategies. It is envisioned that this method can integrate directly into performance-based design of wood-frame buildings dyring hurricanes by providing a loss analysis and estimation framework.
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Acknowledgments
S.P. and J.W.v.d.L. acknowledge partial funding from the Drummond Chair funds at the University of Alabama.
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Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 28 • Issue 2 • April 2014
Pages: 206 - 215
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Received: May 15, 2012
Accepted: Sep 10, 2012
Published online: Sep 12, 2012
Published in print: Apr 1, 2014
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