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RISResilience as Property Value Rebound: Analysis of Expanded Datasets from Hurricanes Ike and Irma
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: For residential structures in America’s coastal communities, resilience is an essential system quality. Such resilience is best conceptualized as a given system’s ability to anticipate, respond to, recover from, and adapt ...
Vessel-Generated Wake Attenuation by <i>Rhizophora Mangle</i> in Key West, Florida
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Mangroves have demonstrated the potential to provide engineering services to shorelines through wave attenuation, inland load reduction, and erosion mitigation. However, to confidently leverage these and other natural and ...
Rapid Damage Assessments of Shorelines and Structures in the Florida Keys after Hurricane Irma
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active since 2005 and was classified as an extremely active year of coastal storms. Hurricane Irma caused significant damage in the Caribbean islands and Florida Keys. After ...
Hurricane Damage Classification Methodology and Fragility Functions Derived from Hurricane Sandy’s Effects in Coastal New Jersey
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Regional-scale and local damage surveys of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast were performed after Hurricane Sandy in 2012. A satellite-based analysis of over 15,000 houses within one block of the New Jersey, Long Island, and ...
Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Coupled Natural-Physical-Social Systems: Cascading Impact of Hurricane-Induced Damages to Civil Infrastructure in Galveston, Texas
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: The combined effect of storm surge and wave action during severe storms in coastal regions can cause significant damage to civil infrastructures with cascading consequences to coastal communities and their residents with ...
Community Resilience-Focused Technical Investigation of the 2016 Lumberton, North Carolina, Flood: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: In early October 2016, Hurricane Matthew crossed North Carolina as a Category 1 storm, with some areas receiving 0.38–0.46 m (15–18 in.) of rainfall on already saturated soil. The NIST-funded Center for Risk-Based ...
Measurement Approach to Develop Flood-Based Damage Fragilities for Residential Buildings Following Repeat Inundation Events
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Floods account for the highest annual average losses from natural hazards across the United States, and the occurrence of repeat flood inundation events in United States communities is increasing. Distinguishing damages ...