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Damage Assessment of Flooded Buildings

Author : United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (857 download)

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Download or read book Damage Assessment of Flooded Buildings written by United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of the field investigation is to observe the impact that various construction techniques have on damage potential when subjected to varying flood characteristics in order to empirically evaluate building performance. In selecting specific structures, the goal is to fix as many variables as possible in order to measure the response of the remaining variables. Hurricane Hugo provided an opportunity to measure the effectiveness of NFIP regulations during a major coastal storm. As such, a principal goal was to locate post-FIRM construction to determine possible flaws in the regulations and to evaluate their effectiveness through a comparison of damages to pre-FIRM construction subjected to similar wind and wave forces. In addition, the widespread areal extent of coastline impacted permitted the assessment team to measure the ability of numerous design and construction techniques to perform in various surge elevations ranging from being in excess of to below the identified base flood elevations (BFEs).

Flood Damage Survey and Assessment

Author : Daniela Molinari
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119217946
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book Flood Damage Survey and Assessment written by Daniela Molinari and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-07-06 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Floods can have a devastating impact on life, property and economic resources. However, the systematic collection of damage data in the aftermath of flood events can contribute to future risk mitigation. Such data can support a variety of actions including the identification of priorities for intervention during emergencies, the creation of complete event scenarios to tailor risk mitigation strategies, the definition of victim compensation schemes, and the validation of damage models to feed cost-benefit analysis of mitigation actions. Volume highlights include: Compilation of real world case studies elaborating on the survey experiences and best practices associated with flood damage data collection, storage and analysis, that can help strategize flood risk mitigation in an efficient manner Coverage of different flooding phenomena such as riverine and mountain floods, spatial analysis from local to global scales, and stakeholder perspectives, e.g. public decision makers, researchers, private companies Contributions from leading experts in the field, researchers and practitioners, including civil protection actors working at different spatial and administrative level, insurers, and professionals working in the field of natural hazard risks mitigation Flood Damage Survey and Assessment: New Insights from Research and Practice will be a valuable resource for earth scientists, hydrologists, meteorologists, geologists, geographers, civil engineers, insurers, policy makers, and planners. Read an interview with the editors to find out more: https://eos.org/editors-vox/the-value-of-disaster-damage-data

Flood Damage Assessment and Management

Author : Martina Zeleňáková
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030500535
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Flood Damage Assessment and Management written by Martina Zeleňáková and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-06-24 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents state-of-the-art, essential methods and tools for flood risk assessment and management. The costs of damage caused by extreme weather events, among which floods are a major category, are rapidly rising, both globally and across Europe. The scope and scale of flood episodes point to the need for comprehensive proposals, including the implementation of flood protection measures in areas exposed to flood risk. This book is dedicated to flood damage assessment, and addresses the management of social, economic and environmental damage. It develops a general methodology for flood risk assessment and presents a range of effective flood protection methods in keeping with the objectives of flood risk management. As such, it offers a valuable resource for young researchers, academics, lecturers and water management practitioners alike.

Building Performance, Hurricane Andrew in Florida

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Building Performance, Hurricane Andrew in Florida written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracings: 90.55.01 (1992 Andrew), 95.01.

Field Manual

Author : Applied Technology Council
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Field Manual written by Applied Technology Council and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hurricane Andrew in Florida Building Performance Observations, Recommendations, and Technical Guidance

Author :
Publisher : FEMA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hurricane Andrew in Florida Building Performance Observations, Recommendations, and Technical Guidance written by and published by FEMA. This book was released on with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Flood Damage Survey and Assessment

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781642240153
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Flood Damage Survey and Assessment written by and published by . This book was released on 2018-05 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flood risk analysis is more complex in urban areas than that in rural areas because of their closely packed buildings, different kinds of land uses, and large number of flood control works and drainage systems. According to the 2015 China flood and drought report, more than 100 cities have suffered waterlogging per year since 2006. The numbers of waterlogged cities were 130 in 2008, 258 in 2010, and 234 in 2013, respectively. Nearly 62% of 351 cities were waterlogged between 2008 and 2010. The vast majority of flooding and waterlogging disasters are caused by local extreme rainstorms. This enables the determination of the critical points in terms of flooding impacts, and highlights the need to implement strategies to cope with these impacts. Nowadays, flood control has been replaced by flood management concept in terms of living with flood, making benefit of it, and minimizing its losses. The success in flood management in any region depends on the evaluation of different types of flood losses. For the assessment of flood damages, this requires the use of stage-damage functions for different categories of land use. This book aims to propose a practical framework for flood risk analysis and hazards assessment and flood control measures in rural and urban areas from leading experts in the field, researchers and practitioners, including professionals working in the field of natural hazards mitigation. Based on the concept of disaster risk triangle (hazard, vulnerability and exposure), a comprehensive analysis of methods and general procedures were proposed for urban flood risk analysis. Urban Flood Simulation Model (UFSM) and Urban Flood Damage Assessment Model (UFDAM) were proposed to estimate the flood risk. A review is presented of the methods used to construct stage-damage function curves for residential, commercial, agricultural, and industrial category. A good compilation of real world case studies elaborating on the survey experiences and best practices associated with flood damage data collection, storage and analysis, that can help strategize flood risk mitigation in an efficient manner.

Answers to Questions About Substantially Damaged Buildings

Author : Federal Emergency Management Agency
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 : 9780160869372
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (693 download)

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Download or read book Answers to Questions About Substantially Damaged Buildings written by Federal Emergency Management Agency and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information on FEMA regulations and policy on substantial improvement as it applies to damaged structures.

Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response IV

Author : D. Proverbs
Publisher : WIT Press
ISBN 13 : 184564784X
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response IV written by D. Proverbs and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2014-06-18 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flooding is a global phenomenon that claims numerous lives worldwide each year. Set up to promote research into this area of study, this book contains the proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response. When flooding occurs in populated areas, it can cause substantial damage to property as well as threatening human life. In addition, many more people must endure the homelessness, upset and disruption that are left in the wake of floods. The increased frequency of flooding in the last few years, coupled with climate change predictions and urban development, suggest that these statistics are set to worsen in the future. Apart from the physical damage to buildings, contents and loss of life, which are the most obvious impacts of floods upon households, other more indirect losses are often overlooked. These indirect and intangible impacts are generally associated with disruption to normal life as well as longer term health issues including stress related illness. Flooding represents a major barrier to the alleviation of poverty in many parts of the developing world, where vulnerable communities are often exposed to sudden and life threatening events. This book covers a wide range of technical and management topics related to flooding and its impacts on communities, property and people. These include: Flood Modelling; Risk Assessment; Flood Management; Considering ‘Blue-Green’ Approaches to Flood Risk Management; Property-level Flooding and Health Consequences; State-of-the-art Flooding-damage Survey and Assessment; Emergency Preparedness and Response; Adaptation to Flood Risk.

Flood Damage and Vulnerability Assessment for Hurricane Sandy in New York City

Author : Fang Zhang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 91 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (872 download)

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Download or read book Flood Damage and Vulnerability Assessment for Hurricane Sandy in New York City written by Fang Zhang and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Recently, flood damage raises a great concern due to the increasing weather extremes and fast urbanization speed. However, due to limited damage data and crude methodology in this field, few flood damage studies could provide accurate results for flood management. To evaluate current methods of flood damage assessment and provide effective information for flood planning, this study investigate and evaluate the damage assessment method e.g. loss functions which are widely used in damage studies, and study the social vulnerability of local residents as auxiliary information to explain the total flood damage of Hurricane Sandy in New York City. Firstly, two types of loss functions are applied to the flood damage on buildings and subways. The estimates thus obtained is then, compared with the real flood loss report from FEMA. Secondly, as the current benchmark and terminology of flood are based on 1/100 year flood event, current flood protection strategies based on such 1/100 year criteria is facing increasing challenges due to the raising intensity or frequency of floods today. Therefore, a comparison between Sandy's floodplain and FEMA-produced 1/100 year floodplain is made to improve the awareness and understanding of Sandy's impact as well as current flood planning. With the consideration of the crude methodologies and limited data of damage study, the third task is to generate a social vulnerability (SoVI) map to account for social and economic damages which are hard to be estimated through current loss functions. The study is ended with several conclusions: 1), those loss functions which only use inundation depth cannot accurately estimate the flood damage in each county. Wind speed could be another indispensable indicator expressing the flood hazard. The damage estimate of subways should include the damage of subway station. In addition, improving the estimates of loss functions for different kinds of objects or property need further adjustments with their attributes, such as quality, age and resistance to the flood; 2) Comparing Sandy's floodplain with 1/100 year flood risk map, a significant difference exists. Apparently, the larger area and buildings within Sandy's inundated area will result in much severer damage. Thus, to improve the efficiency of flood mitigation and preparedness, continuously update the flood map in government based on the flood risk and protection cost is needed; and 3) the vulnerability map could provide auxiliary information to explain the indirect and intangible flood damage resulted from social inequality. Integrating the social vulnerability index into damage assessment to provide more comprehensive damage information would be a promising direction in future studies.

Flood Damage Assessment

Author : Anupam Pandey
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783659150210
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Flood Damage Assessment written by Anupam Pandey and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The damage caused by floods in term of loss of life, property and economic loss due to disruption of economic activity are all too well known. Estimation of economic flood damage is gaining greater importance as flood risk management is becoming important throughout South Asia. Damage assessments due to floods supply crucial information to decision support and policy development in the fields of flood management. Despite the fact that considerable research effort have been carried out and progress has been made on damage data collection, data analysis in recent years, there still seems to be a mismatch between the relevance of damage assessments and the quality of the available datasets and estimates. Application of Remote Sensing and GIS need to be integrated with empirical data collected from field for providing consistent, reliable data to scientists and administrators.

Flood Early Warning Systems

Author : Daniela Molinari
Publisher : WIT Press
ISBN 13 : 1845646886
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book Flood Early Warning Systems written by Daniela Molinari and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting the results of an ambitious research activity this book intends to understand why Early Warning Systems (EWSs) fail. However, from the beginning, the objective turned out to be challenging; first, because, so far, there is not a shared understanding of what an EWS is (among both researchers and practitioners communities); second, as a consequence, because it is equally unclear when an EWS can be considered successful or not. Due to this, the research needed first to face some “open questions” instead of going straight to the point under investigation. Specifically, it was first necessary to define EWS, identify its components and functions, peculiarities, and weak points. Only at that point, a first attempt to evaluate EWS performance was possible. Flood Early Warning Systems Performance is organised according to the conceptual steps required by the research. In part I the “open questions” about the definition and the role of EWSs are handled, the aim being the identification of how to evaluate their effectiveness/performance. Part II focuses on the real aim of the research, providing concepts and tools to assess EWS performance; suggested tools are also implemented in a case study to describe how they can be applied in practice. Focusing specifically on the topic of flood risk in mountainous regions, the book can be viewed as a sort of manual for EWS designers, managers, and users. It is organised into different independent sections which will appeal both to experts as well as those with an interest in the subject. Most of results can also be exported to other hazards.

Tying Flood Insurance to Flood Risk for Low-Lying Structures in the Floodplain

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309371694
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Tying Flood Insurance to Flood Risk for Low-Lying Structures in the Floodplain written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-08-03 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Floods take a heavy toll on society, costing lives, damaging buildings and property, disrupting livelihoods, and sometimes necessitating federal disaster relief, which has risen to record levels in recent years. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) was created in 1968 to reduce the flood risk to individuals and their reliance on federal disaster relief by making federal flood insurance available to residents and businesses if their community adopted floodplain management ordinances and minimum standards for new construction in flood prone areas. Insurance rates for structures built after a flood plain map was adopted by the community were intended to reflect the actual risk of flooding, taking into account the likelihood of inundation, the elevation of the structure, and the relationship of inundation to damage to the structure. Today, rates are subsidized for one-fifth of the NFIP's 5.5 million policies. Most of these structures are negatively elevated, that is, the elevation of the lowest floor is lower than the NFIP construction standard. Compared to structures built above the base flood elevation, negatively elevated structures are more likely to incur a loss because they are inundated more frequently, and the depths and durations of inundation are greater. Tying Flood Insurance to Flood Risk for Low-Lying Structures in the Floodplain studies the pricing of negatively elevated structures in the NFIP. This report review current NFIP methods for calculating risk-based premiums for these structures, including risk analysis, flood maps, and engineering data. The report then evaluates alternative approaches for calculating risk-based premiums and discusses engineering hydrologic and property assessment data needs to implement full risk-based premiums. The findings and conclusions of this report will help to improve the accuracy and precision of loss estimates for negatively elevated structures, which in turn will increase the credibility, fairness, and transparency of premiums for policyholders.

Risk Analysis and Uncertainty in Flood Damage Reduction Studies

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309132894
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Risk Analysis and Uncertainty in Flood Damage Reduction Studies written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-10-20 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reducing flood damage is a complex task that requires multidisciplinary understanding of the earth sciences and civil engineering. In addressing this task the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employs its expertise in hydrology, hydraulics, and geotechnical and structural engineering. Dams, levees, and other river-training works must be sized to local conditions; geotechnical theories and applications help ensure that structures will safely withstand potential hydraulic and seismic forces; and economic considerations must be balanced to ensure that reductions in flood damages are proportionate with project costs and associated impacts on social, economic, and environmental values. A new National Research Council report, Risk Analysis and Uncertainty in Flood Damage Reduction Studies, reviews the Corps of Engineers' risk-based techniques in its flood damage reduction studies and makes recommendations for improving these techniques. Areas in which the Corps has made good progress are noted, and several steps that could improve the Corps' risk-based techniques in engineering and economics applications for flood damage reduction are identified. The report also includes recommendations for improving the federal levee certification program, for broadening the scope of flood damage reduction planning, and for improving communication of risk-based concepts.

Probabilistic Evaluation of Flood Damage in Buildings

Author : Claire-Marine Wathier
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 83 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Probabilistic Evaluation of Flood Damage in Buildings written by Claire-Marine Wathier and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because the ocean level keeps rising and because hurricanes and storms become increasingly destructive in terms of damage and economic loss, the built environment has become very vulnerable to floods. Every city is building a resilient plan to decrease its vulnerability. However, the studies are often reduced to case studies and if engineers manage to build smarter, to upgrade or strengthen existing systems, they do not necessarily evaluate accurately their effect on damage. This is why this thesis starts by identifying the key factors that define and impact flood damage, then defining other parameters that are more oriented towards resilience. Based on these considerations, a probabilistic evaluation of flood damage in buildings can be conducted and the sensitivity of each parameter is evaluated in order to reduce the total loss. Then a new objective becomes to find how modifying parameters, and consequently the structure, leads to less damage without losing its cost-effectiveness. The first thesis' aim was to evaluate flood damage on buildings. However, building's damage is more diverse than expected and evaluating flood damage effect turns out to be actually only the beginning in the process of resilience.

Elevated Residential Structures

Author : United States. Federal Insurance Administration
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Elevated Residential Structures written by United States. Federal Insurance Administration and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Framing the Challenge of Urban Flooding in the United States

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030948961X
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Framing the Challenge of Urban Flooding in the United States written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2019-04-29 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flooding is the natural hazard with the greatest economic and social impact in the United States, and these impacts are becoming more severe over time. Catastrophic flooding from recent hurricanes, including Superstorm Sandy in New York (2012) and Hurricane Harvey in Houston (2017), caused billions of dollars in property damage, adversely affected millions of people, and damaged the economic well-being of major metropolitan areas. Flooding takes a heavy toll even in years without a named storm or event. Major freshwater flood events from 2004 to 2014 cost an average of $9 billion in direct damage and 71 lives annually. These figures do not include the cumulative costs of frequent, small floods, which can be similar to those of infrequent extreme floods. Framing the Challenge of Urban Flooding in the United States contributes to existing knowledge by examining real-world examples in specific metropolitan areas. This report identifies commonalities and variances among the case study metropolitan areas in terms of causes, adverse impacts, unexpected problems in recovery, or effective mitigation strategies, as well as key themes of urban flooding. It also relates, as appropriate, causes and actions of urban flooding to existing federal resources or policies.