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Wind Storm and Storm Surge Mitigation

Abstract

  • This monograph contains 13 technical papers presented at the First International Workshop on Wind Storm and Storm Surge Mitigation Construction: Issues of Storm, Shelter, and Safety, held in Bangladesh in 2005. The papers by U.S. and Bangladeshi scientists and engineers explore the long-term issues of wind storm, storm surge, and public safety in the Bay of Bengal region.

    Topics include: wind storm, hurricane, and tsunami characterization; effect on habitat and infrastructure; disaster reduction strategy (affordable shelters construction); risk and loss estimation; socioeconomic aspects of population dynamics; and public health and safety issues.

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Front Matter
i–iii
    Introduction: Wind Storm and Storm Surge Mitigation
    1–11
      Chapter 1:
      Wind Storm Types Affecting Bangladesh
      12–14
        Chapter 2:
        Experimental Storm Surge Forecasting in the Bay of Bengal
        15–25
          Chapter 3:
          Wind Effects on Cyclone Shelters in the Coastal Regions of Bangladesh
          26–46
            Chapter 4:
            3D Effects on the Seismic Response of Dam-Reservoir Systems
            47–58
              Chapter 5:
              Coastal Land Loss: Hurricanes and New Orleans—A Prelude to Hurricane Katrina
              59–73
                Chapter 6:
                Risk-Based Approach to Shelter Planning for Coastal Area Exposed to Storm Surge
                74–85
                  Chapter 7:
                  Shelters—More Than a Safe Haven
                  86–93
                    Chapter 8:
                    Design Criteria for Shelters in Coastal Areas of Bangladesh Under Multipurpose Cyclone Shelter Program
                    94–106
                      Chapter 9:
                      Wind Field Statistics: Literature Review and Research Needs
                      107–117
                        Chapter 10:
                        Initial Assessment of the New Orleans' Flooding Event During the Passage of Hurricane Katrina
                        118–125
                          Chapter 11:
                          Improvements in Flood Fatality Estimation Techniques Based on Flood Depths
                          126–139
                            Chapter 12:
                            Socio-Economic Effects of Tsunami on Bangladesh
                            140–152
                              Chapter 13:
                              Twenty-Five Years of Caribbean Hurricane Disaster Mitigation
                              153–161
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                                Index
                                163–164