Abstract: A probabilistic methodology has been developed to assess the risk of wind‐induced damage to structures and facilities. This methodology has been applied to a number of facilities and power plants in the United States for ...

Abstract: A methodology for the prediction of tornado wind probabilities has been developed for site‐ and structure‐specific wind loading risk assessments. The inputs to the model include local tornado occurrence data and the structure ...

Abstract: Multivortex (MV) windfields have recently been established as frequent characteristics of intense tornadoes, introducing new issues in tornado risk analysis and loading characterization. A potentially important issue in ...

Abstract: Prediction of hurricane wind speeds using a simulation approach is the most universally accepted methodology for estimating design wind speeds in hurricane-prone regions of the world. An updated hurricane simulation ...

Abstract: Two key modeling components in the hurricane simulation process are the wind-field model, and the filling model, which describes the rate of decay of the hurricane after landfall is made. In the investigation described ...

Abstract: An overview of the hurricane hazard model, terrain model, wind pressure, and windborne debris models used in the HAZUS-MH hurricane model is presented. These models represent the first three of five major component models ...

Abstract: This paper presents a summary of updates made to the hurricane simulation model that has formed the basis of the hurricane wind speeds given in ASCE 7 for the period 1998 through 2010. Since the development of the model ...

Abstract: An overview of the damage and loss models used in the HAZUS-MH Hurricane Model is presented. These models represent the last two of five major component models used in HAZUS for the prediction of damage and loss to buildings ...