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Survey And Investigation Of Buildings Damanged By Category Ii Iii Iv And V Hurricanes In Fy 2017 18 Hurricane Irma 2017
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Book Synopsis Survey and Investigation of Buildings Damanged by Category II, III, IV and V Hurricanes in FY 2017-18 - Hurricane Irma 2017 by :
Download or read book Survey and Investigation of Buildings Damanged by Category II, III, IV and V Hurricanes in FY 2017-18 - Hurricane Irma 2017 written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Florida Building Commission retained the University of Florida to conduct a damage survey and document hurricane-related damage to residential structures caused by the 2017 Hurricane Irma. We were tasked to assess the impact of the Florida Building Code (FBC) on residential building performance. The FBC was first enacted on 1 March 2002, and so we analyzed our database in two categories; houses built BEFORE, and houses built AFTER 1 March 2002. In our report, we designate these categories as pre-2002 and post-2001 respectively. The research team inspected over 800 single-family houses from the Florida Keys to Jacksonville, FL, cataloguing effects of strong winds and storm surge on these structures. As a part of our study, we conducted interviews of homeowners to determine the extent of interior damage and losses, and homeowner response and behavior to evacuation and approach to recovery.
Book Synopsis Survey and Investigation of Buildings Damanged by Category III, IV, & V Hurricanes in FY 2018-2019 - Hurricane Michael by :
Download or read book Survey and Investigation of Buildings Damanged by Category III, IV, & V Hurricanes in FY 2018-2019 - Hurricane Michael written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Hurricane Michael, the University of Florida in coordination with several other groups mounted a coordinated response to identify the major damage caused, assess the intensity of the wind speeds, and storm surge that created the damage. The effort involved field assessment by door-to-door inspections of structures, use of unmanned aerial vehicles, vehicle-mounted panoramic cameras, and comparing with existing geolocated photographs of conditions before the event. The extent of the assessments included Panama City Beach, Panama City and surrounding communities, Mexico Beach, Port St. Joe, Apalachicola, a few routes out to barrier islands in the region, and the inland communities of Blountstown and Marianna.
Book Synopsis Survey and Investigation of Buildings Damaged by Category III Hurricanes in FY 2016-17 - Hurricane Matthew 2016 by :
Download or read book Survey and Investigation of Buildings Damaged by Category III Hurricanes in FY 2016-17 - Hurricane Matthew 2016 written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Hurricane Matthew, the University of Florida Wind Hazard Damage Assessment Team (WHDAG) deployed to conduct the initial damage assessment on the barrier islands in Flagler County. The UF team assessed damage to nearly 100 houses distributed between one coastal community in Flagler Beach and a coastal subdivision near Marineland. The gust wind speeds at these two sites were less than 90 mph, or just 60% of the design wind speed for the area.
Book Synopsis Hurricanes Irma and Maria in the U.S. Virgin Islands by : William L. Coulbourne
Download or read book Hurricanes Irma and Maria in the U.S. Virgin Islands written by William L. Coulbourne and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hurricanes Irma and Maria in the US Virgin Islands: Building Performance Observations and Recommendations for ASCE 7 examines the wind effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on engineered buildings and compares them to the relevant wind design provisions of ASCE 7.
Author :National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Publisher :National Academies Press ISBN 13 :0309494583 Total Pages :137 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (94 download)
Book Synopsis Strengthening Post-Hurricane Supply Chain Resilience by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Download or read book Strengthening Post-Hurricane Supply Chain Resilience written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2020-04-02 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Resilient supply chains are crucial to maintaining the consistent delivery of goods and services to the American people. The modern economy has made supply chains more interconnected than ever, while also expanding both their range and fragility. In the third quarter of 2017, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria revealed some significant vulnerabilities in the national and regional supply chains of Texas, Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. The broad impacts and quick succession of these three hurricanes also shed light on the effectiveness of the nation's disaster logistics efforts during response through recovery. Drawing on lessons learned during the 2017 hurricanes, this report explores future strategies to improve supply chain management in disaster situations. This report makes recommendations to strengthen the roles of continuity planning, partnerships between civic leaders with small businesses, and infrastructure investment to ensure that essential supply chains will remain operational in the next major disaster. Focusing on the supply chains food, fuel, water, pharmaceutical, and medical supplies, the recommendations of this report will assist the Federal Emergency Management Agency as well as state and local officials, private sector decision makers, civic leaders, and others who can help ensure that supply chains remain robust and resilient in the face of natural disasters.
Book Synopsis Engineering Investigations of Hurricane Damage by : David B. Peraza
Download or read book Engineering Investigations of Hurricane Damage written by David B. Peraza and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Answers to Questions About Substantially Damaged Buildings by : Federal Emergency Management Agency
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.
Author :Mitigation Assessment Team (United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency) Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :181 pages Book Rating :4.:/5 (11 download)
Book Synopsis Hurricane Irma in Florida by : Mitigation Assessment Team (United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Download or read book Hurricane Irma in Florida written by Mitigation Assessment Team (United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency) and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency. Subcommittee on Small Business Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :32 pages Book Rating :4.A/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Report on Investigation of Hurricane Damage to GI Homes in Miami by : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency. Subcommittee on Small Business
Download or read book Report on Investigation of Hurricane Damage to GI Homes in Miami written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency. Subcommittee on Small Business and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Summary Report on Building Performance - 2004 Hurricane Season (FEMA 490) by : Federal Emergency Agency
Download or read book Summary Report on Building Performance - 2004 Hurricane Season (FEMA 490) written by Federal Emergency Agency and published by FEMA. This book was released on 2013-04-26 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nation will remember 2004 as a record-setting year in terms of presidential disaster declarations and administered disaster aid. In 2004, President Bush issued 68 disaster declarations of which 27 were due to hurricanes. Time and again the U.S. was impacted by hurricane force winds and waves that damaged cities and small towns in 15 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Of all the regions that endured the hurricane season, the State of Florida bore the brunt of the record-setting storms as Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne tested the federal and state fortitude in disaster response and recovery. Communities were devastated as wind and water damage from the four storms battered residential, commercial, industrial, and public facilities. Disaster assistance totaling more than $4.4 billion was approved for Floridians, and to date, 1.24 million storm victims have applied for federal and state assistance (FEMA 2005b). The financial impact of the season will likely exceed $20 billion, according to preliminary loss estimates from the Insurance Services Office's Property Claim Services (PCS). The four hurricanes that struck Florida in 2004 were all significant events; however, the hurricanes were each distinctive in terms of their wind and water action and resulting damages. The first of these, Charley (designated a Category 4), was the first design level wind event to strike the U.S. mainland since Hurricane Andrew (1992) and caused more wind damage than flood damage. Frances (Category 2) and Jeanne (Category 3), while not as strong as Charley, were still very damaging hurricanes resulting in additional wind damage. Hurricane Ivan delivered not only strong winds (Category 3), but also caused significant flood damage to buildings and other structures, even those built above the 100-year flood elevation. The impact of the four hurricanes was intensified by their back-to-back occurrence; three of the hurricanes followed similar paths or had overlapping damage swaths. Frances and Jeanne followed almost identical paths across Florida from the east coast (around Port St. Lucie) to the west coast (north of Tampa area). These two very wide storms crossed the path of Charley (which traveled west to east) in central Florida creating an overlap of impacted areas in Orange, Osceola, Polk, and Hardee counties. As a result of these overlapping impact swaths, damage resulting from the later hurricanes (Frances and Jeanne) was difficult to distinguish from earlier damage caused by Charley. For instance, roofs that failed during Frances or Jeanne may have been weakened or damaged by Charley and more prone to failure. For this reason, most of the recommendations and conclusions contained in this report are based on observations made after Hurricanes Charley and Ivan and are supported by observations made after Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne. Following Hurricanes Charley and Ivan, the FEMA Mitigation Assessment Teams (MATs) performed field observations to determine how well buildings in Florida and Alabama performed under stresses caused by the storms' wind and water impacts. A Rapid Response Data Collection Team performed field observations after Hurricane Frances that focused on critical and essential facilities; however an assessment was not performed after Jeanne, because Jeanne and Frances impacted a similar region. Overall, the MAT observed building performance success in structural systems designed and built after Hurricane Andrew. This Summary Report focuses on the ongoing need for improvement in building performance.
Book Synopsis Assessment of Damage to Single-family Homes Caused by Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki by :
Download or read book Assessment of Damage to Single-family Homes Caused by Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Publisher :Cambridge University Press ISBN 13 :9781009157971 Total Pages :755 pages Book Rating :4.1/5 (579 download)
Book Synopsis The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate by : Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Download or read book The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate written by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-04-30 with total page 755 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body for assessing the science related to climate change. It provides policymakers with regular assessments of the scientific basis of human-induced climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation. This IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate is the most comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the observed and projected changes to the ocean and cryosphere and their associated impacts and risks, with a focus on resilience, risk management response options, and adaptation measures, considering both their potential and limitations. It brings together knowledge on physical and biogeochemical changes, the interplay with ecosystem changes, and the implications for human communities. It serves policymakers, decision makers, stakeholders, and all interested parties with unbiased, up-to-date, policy-relevant information. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Book Synopsis The Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters by : Debarati Guha-Sapir
Download or read book The Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters written by Debarati Guha-Sapir and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work combines research and empirical evidence on the economic costs of disasters with theoretical approaches. It provides new insights on how to assess and manage the costs and impacts of disaster prevention, mitigation, recovery and adaption, and much more.
Book Synopsis National Flood Insurance Program: Answers to Questions About the NFIP by :
Download or read book National Flood Insurance Program: Answers to Questions About the NFIP written by and published by FEMA. This book was released on 1980 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Engineering Investigations of Hurricane Damage by : Jens Metzger
Download or read book Engineering Investigations of Hurricane Damage written by Jens Metzger and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-17 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a hurricane or tropical storm strikes, civil engineers are often called upon to investigate the resulting damage to structures. One of the common assignments is to distinguish between wind damage and water damage. This task can be complex, requiring expertise in structural engineering, historic building codes, construction practices, wind forces, and water/wave forces, as well as familiarity with meteorology. The engineer may be asked to provide a rational estimate of the extent of wind damage to a structure that was subsequently destroyed by water. This publication provides civil engineers with the background and guidance necessary to conduct engineering damage investigations of structures following hurricanes, focusing particularly on distinguishing between wind damage and water damage.
Download or read book Lifelines written by Stephane Hallegatte and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Infrastructure—electricity, telecommunications, roads, water, and sanitation—are central to people’s lives. Without it, they cannot make a living, stay healthy, and maintain a good quality of life. Access to basic infrastructure is also a key driver of economic development. This report lays out a framework for understanding infrastructure resilience - the ability of infrastructure systems to function and meet users’ needs during and after a natural hazard. It focuses on four infrastructure systems that are essential to economic activity and people’s well-being: power systems, including the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity; water and sanitation—especially water utilities; transport systems—multiple modes such as road, rail, waterway, and airports, and multiple scales, including urban transit and rural access; and telecommunications, including telephone and Internet connections.
Book Synopsis Interior Damage Prediction in Residential Buildings Due to Hurricane Induced Rain Penetration by : Timothy James Johnson
Download or read book Interior Damage Prediction in Residential Buildings Due to Hurricane Induced Rain Penetration written by Timothy James Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catastrophe modelers are responsible for estimating and predicting expected physical and monetary building losses under extreme uncertainty. In the case of hurricanes, interior damage might represent the majority of the repair bill so accurate estimates of the interior damage are paramount to a reliable predictive model. Recent studies have shown that wind-driven rain (WDR) is the predominant source of interior related losses even in the absence of visible exterior physical damage. Significant strides have been made in quantifying the external WDR deposition characteristics during hurricane events, and in identifying sources of WDR intrusion through the building envelope. Recent laboratory tests have measured the so-called rain admittance factor (which quantifies the direct impinging rain) and surface runoff coefficients (which quantify the rain surface run-oft) on buildings subjected to hurricane winds and rain. In addition, post-disaster reconnaissance surveys, following hurricanes landfalls in Florida, have shown that soffits are an important source of water penetration, which is not always specifically taken into account in current vulnerability models. Follow-up laboratory tests have measured the amount of the water penetrating through certain types of soffits. These issues of water intrusion are compounded by the fact that a hurricane rotates around any particular building. Therefore the amount of horizontal rain exposure and penetration on any particular facade or component of the building envelope will vary in time as the storm rotates, while the components go from windward to leeward exposure or vice-versa. This dissertation addresses these issues. First, a new vulnerability model for the soffit incorporates experimental data on soffit rain penetration. Second, a new method captures the effect of the storm rotation on the rain deposition and penetration, which is essentially time dependent, into an existing vulnerability model, which simulates both pressure and debris induced envelope breaches but without an explicit time component. Third, a new interior vulnerability model incorporates the new experimental data on building envelope rain deposition and surface runoff. The model succeeds in evaluating the total volume of water penetration though both defects and breaches of the envelope (including soffits), which is then transformed into interior damage. Several implementation strategies were investigated, and the final version was incorporated into version 6.1 of the Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model. This work emphasizes the critical role WDR plays in interior damage as well as provides insights into future mitigation strategies with regard to WDR management.
