Abstract: Posthurricane surveys have shown that building interior damage often results from water intrusion into the building interior. The interior damage can make up 50%–100% of the total building loss; therefore, its accurate ...

Abstract: Highway signs require breakaway base connections. These connections will slip under impact, therefore preventing injuries to the occupants of an impacting vehicle. The breakaway connection works as long as the tension of ...

Abstract: Wind-driven rain (WDR) intrusion through building envelope defects and breaches is a major source of damage to building interior components and contents during hurricane landfall. The extent of total building interior ...

Abstract: This paper presents a comprehensive review of methods to assess building vulnerability for hurricane catastrophe models. The review identified five main types of assessment approaches judging by the underlying methodology: ...

Abstract: Advanced cladding connections take advantage of the interaction between architectural cladding panels and the building structure to dissipate energy. At the same time, like other passive dissipators, they provide additional ...

Abstract: Hurricane-induced coastal floods pose a significant threat to near-shore communities for the United States and many other coastal areas around the world. Various mitigation measures have been developed to reduce infrastructure ...

Abstract: The state of Florida has about $1.8 trillion worth of residential property at risk of hurricane induced loss, and the hurricanes of the past few years have created a crisis in the homeowner insurance market. There is great ...

Abstract: Risk management programs and catastrophe models use fragility and vulnerability curves extensively. For the case of coastal flood events, the independent variable for these damage functions is usually the inundation depth, ...

Abstract: Hurricanes are a way of life in South Florida, where owning a home without windstorm insurance is almost an impossibility. Insurance premiums for windstorm loses are computed through the use of complex mathematical models ...