Advances in hurricane engineering : learning from our past : proceedings of the 2012 ATC & SEI Conference on Advances in Hurricane Engineering, October 24-26, 2012, Miami, Florida /
This collection contains 106 papers presented at the ATC and SEI Conference on Advances in Hurricane Engineering, held in Miami, Florida, October 24-26, 2012. When Hurricane Andrew wreaked havoc on South Florida and Louisiana 20 years ago, the engineering community learned a great deal about how pow...
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Table of Contents:
- Considering the Directionality Factor in ASCE 7
- The Effects of Warm Atlantic Ocean Sea Surface Temperatures on the ASCE 7-10 Design Wind Speeds
- Wind-Induced Force and Torque on a Sign Measured in Full Scale in the Field
- Flood Damage-Resistant Materials : Research and Evaluation
- Introduction to the FEMA Substantial Improvement/Substantial Damage Desk Reference and the FEMA Substantial Damage Estimator
- ASCE 24 : Improving the Performance of Buildings and Structures in Flood Hazard Areas
- Flood Provisions in the International Code Series and 2010 Florida Building Code
- Observations on ASCE 7-10 Methods for Determining Wind Loads
- Foundation Design in Coastal Flood Zones
- Survival Analysis of Elevated Homes on the Bolivar Peninsula after Hurricane Ike
- FEMA's Coastal Construction Manual Update Wind Resistant Design
- FEMA's Coastal Construction Manual Update Flood-Resistant Design
- Wind versus Water : Determining the Cause of Coastal Building Damage in Hurricanes
- Distinguishing Damage Due to Wind versus Floods An ASCE Publication
- Katrina on Trial Forensic Hindcasting the Most Costly Storm
- Separating Junk Science from Sound Engineering Principles during Forensic Assessments of Hurricane Damage
- Cost-Effectiveness of Wind Retrofit Measures
- Retrofitting a Historic Building Envelope for Disaster Resilience and Sustainability
- Evolution of Insurance Incentives for Wind-Resistant Construction since Hurricane Andrew
- IBHS FORTIFIED Homes Hurricane : Bronze, Silver, and Gold; An Incremental Holistic Approach to Reducing Residential Property Losses in Hurricane Prone Areas
- FEMA's Wind Retrofit Guide
- Wind Loads on Components of Multi-Layer Wall Systems with Air-Permeable Exterior Cladding
- Evaluation of the Wind Pressure Performance of Walls with Exterior Rigid Foam Sheathing
- A Parametric Representation of Wind-Driven Rain in Experimental Setups
- Water Entry through Roof Sheathing Joints and Attic Vents : A Preliminary Study
- The Relationship between the Wind Damage Sustained by a Residential Building and Its Floor Area
- Wind Uplift Capacity of Foam-Retrofitted Roof Sheathing Subjected to Water Leaks
- Engineering Standards for Glazing Performance
- Residential Fenestration Vulnerability to Windborne Debris
- Design and Field Testing of Windows/Doors in Hurricane Zones
- Protection and Performance before, during, and after the Storm
- Superior Structural Silicone Glazing
- Hazard Mitigation of the Building Envelope : Are Our Building Envelopes Ready for a Powerful Storm?
- Forensic Studies of Surface-Damaged Curtain Wall Glass
- Anatomy of Glass Damage in Urban Areas during Hurricanes
- Structural Wind Engineering of High-Rise Towers in Hurricane-Prone Regions
- Wind Engineering of the Shanghai Center Tower
- An Examination of Wind-Related Design Criteria and Their Applications in Hurricane Regions
- Wind Turbulence and Load Sharing Effects on Ballasted Roof-Top Solar Arrays
- Wind Loads on Low Profile Tilted Solar Arrays Placed on Low-Rise Building Roofs
- Full Scale and Wind Tunnel Testing of a Photovoltaic Panel Mounted on Residential Roofs
- Life-Cycle Assessment of Personal Residential Roof Decking and Cover under Hurricane Threats
- Wind Tunnel Model Studies of Aerodynamic Lifting of Roof Pavers
- Wind Load on Ridge and Field Tiles on a Residential Building : A Full Scale Study
- Investigation of the Wind Resistance of Asphalt Shingles
- Solar Panel Installations on Existing Structures
- Roof Curb Design : For Compliance with Building Code Seismic and Wind Load Requirements
- Design of RTU Curbs for Hurricane Winds
- Full Scale and Wind Tunnel Testing of Rooftop Equipment on a Flat Roof
- Damage Simulation System for Coupled Hazards Caused by Maximum Possible Typhoons in Coastal Zones under a Future Climate
- Influence of Climate Change on Future Hurricane Wind Hazards along the US Eastern Coast and the Gulf of Mexico
- Rapid Probabilistic Assessment of Wave and Surge Hurricane Risk
- Rapid Estimation of Storm Surge within the Disaster Response Intelligent System (DRIS)
- Advanced Estimation of Coastal Storm Surge : Application of SWAN+ADCIRC in Georgia/Northeast Florida Storm Surge Study
- Cyber-Eye : Integrated Cyber-Infrastructure to Support Hurricane Risk Assessment
- FEMA Mitigation Assessment Team Program: Observations and Recommendations since Hurricane Andrew.
- Hurricane Irene : Damage Observations along the Eastern Seaboard
- A Wave, Water Level, and Structural Monitoring Plan for Dauphin Island, Alabama
- The Evolution and Development of Improved Data Collection Methods and Mobile Networks for the Observation of Inland Hurricane Storm Surge
- A Simplified Reliability-Based Method in Estimating Losses to Fixed Offshore Oil Platforms in GOM
- Fragility Assessment of Coastal Bridges under Hurricane Events Using Enhanced Probabilistic Capacity Models
- Joint Distributions of Hurricane Wind and Storm Surge for the City of Charleston in South Carolina
- Storm Surge Return Periods for the United States Gulf Coast
- The Role of Tropical Cyclone Induced Flooding in Economic and Insurance Losses
- Wave Effects on Hurricane Storm Surge Simulation
- An Engineering Approach for Modeling Hurricane Extreme Waves Using Analytical and Numerical Tools
- High Resolution Imagery Collection Utilizing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Post-Disaster Studies
- The Fundamentals of Modernizing Damage Assessment Tools
- Recent Advances towards a Robust, Automated Hurricane Damage Assessment from High-Resolution Images
- Challenges Encountered Retrofitting an Existing Concrete Building Classified As an Essential Facility
- ICC 500-2008 : ICC/NSSA Standard for the Design and Construction of Storm Shelters
- Introduction to FEMA's Guidance Document : Emergency Power for Critical Facilities
- Failure Risk of 230 kV Electricity Transmission Lines in South Carolina under Hurricane Wind Hazards
- Fragility Assessment of Wood Poles in Power Distribution Networks against Extreme Wind Hazards
- The Hurricane Roof Position
- Cyclone Risk from Wind, Flood, and Storm Surge Perils in Australia : A Comprehensive Model
- Hurricane Evacuation Decision Support Framework A Risk Based Approach
- Robustness versus Resilience : Hurricanes and Other Natural Hazard Risks
- Hurricane-Related Infrastructure Damage
- The Effect of Averaging Duration on Differences Observed between Gust Factors from Tropical and Extratropical Winds
- Wind Profile and Spectra in Typhoon-Prone Regions in South China
- Tropical Cyclone Marine Surface Wind Modeling : The Shape of the Radial Wind Profile Matters
- Estimation of Peak Wind Pressure on a Low-Rise Building
- Framework for the Assessment of Building Envelope Failures Due to Hurricane Wind Hazards
- Probabilistic Estimation of Extreme Wind Loads on Low-Rise Structures
- Finite Element Evaluation of Modal Stresses in Cantilever Highway Sign Structures
- Development of Computational Tools for Large Scale Wind Simulations
- In Situ Nail Withdrawal Strengths in Wood Residential Roofs
- Probabilistic Approach to Determining Internal Pressures Based on Wind Tunnel Measurements
- Finite Element Modeling of the Progressive Failure of a Low-Rise Building under Uniform Uplift Pressure
- Analysis of Hurricane Andrew Insurance Claim Data for Residential Buildings
- Constructing and Validating Geographically Refined HAZUS-MH4 Hurricane Wind Risk Models : A Machine Learning Approach
- Interactions among Wind Mitigation Features in Benefit/Cost Analysis
- Analysis of Wood-Framed Roof Failures under Realistic Hurricane Wind Loads
- A New Simulator to Recreate Extreme Dynamic Loads on Large-Scale Building Component and Cladding Systems
- Evaluation of Wind-Induced Structural Attenuation Based on Full-Scale Monitoring
- Comparison of Field and Full-Scale Laboratory Peak Pressures at the IBHS Research Center
- Parapet Effects on Full-Scale Wind-Induced Roof Pressures
- Design Wind Speeds in the Caribbean
- An Overview of the Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System and Data Measurements during Hurricane Irene
- A Holistic Approach to Ensuring That Hospitals Function at Maximum Efficiency Following Severe Hurricanes in the Caribbean
- NIST Advances in Computer-Aided and Computational Methods in Wind Engineering
- Probabilistic Performance Based Risk Assessment Considering the Interaction of Wind and Windborne Debris Hazards
- Extreme Wind Risk Assessment of the Miami Marlins' New Ballpark in Miami, Florida
- A Framework for Performance-Based Wind Engineering
- Performance-Based Evaluation of an Existing Building Subjected to Wind Forces.