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CFD-Based Evaluation of Elevated Coastal Residential Buildings under Hurricane Wind Loads
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Many elevated houses in coastal areas have suffered serious wind-induced damage during hurricanes; this indicates the need for better understanding of the performance of elevated homes subjected to higher wind forces or ...
Comparative Review and Assessment of Various Flood Retrofit Methods for Low-Rise Residential Buildings in Coastal Areas
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Recent hurricanes indicated that retrofitted residential buildings are still susceptible to wind- and flood-induced damage in coastal areas. This poor performance indicates that flood retrofit methods need to be evaluated ...
Review of Literature on Performance of Coastal Residential Buildings under Hurricane Conditions and Lessons Learned
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Coastal residential buildings have suffered significant damage during recent hurricanes, which illustrates the poor performance of coastal structures. This paper reviews the performance of coastal residential buildings ...
Integrated Engineering–Economic Analysis for Multihazard Damage and Loss Assessment
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: This paper presents a methodology to evaluate the direct and general equilibrium losses for a testbed community subjected to a megathrust earthquake and tsunami hazard originating in the Cascadia Subduction Zone. The testbed ...