Abstract: Hazards cause huge social disruptions and economic losses each year. Community disaster resilience relies on the capacity of critical infrastructure systems to maintain acceptable levels of functionality during a disruptive ...

Abstract: Buildings are vulnerable to extreme winds, both physically and functionally. Although many studies exist on buildings’ structural and interior damage modeling, limited research exists on the modeling of buildings’ functionality ...

Abstract: Hurricanes cause severe damage along US coastal regions, which may be aggravated in changing climate conditions. This paper investigates the impact of climate change on the hurricane risk for residential buildings in the ...

Abstract: A significant amount of hurricane losses are caused by rainfall-induced freshwater flooding, and hurricane precipitation is expected to increase in the warming climate. However, the climate change impact on the hurricane ...