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RISFatality and Injury Prediction Model for Tornadoes
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Over the last 1 years, tornadoes have caused the highest number of fatalities among natural hazards in the United States. Supercell-spawned tornadoes can be in excess of 1 km wide and often have long tracks that ...
Nonlinear Modeling of Wood-Frame Shear Wall Systems for Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering: Recommendations for the ASCE 41 Standard
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Wood shear wall systems are the primary elements of seismic force-resisting system (SFRS) in virtually all light-frame wood buildings. Wood-frame buildings are unique because their nonstructural wall finishes, such as ...
Quantifying Socioeconomic Impact of a Tornado by Estimating Population Outmigration as a Resilience Metric at the Community Level
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Policymakers, community leaders, engineers, and researchers have gained interest in understanding tornado-resilient buildings, in part because of the number of deadly and destructive tornadoes over the last decade. In ...
Wind Performance Enhancement Strategies for Residential Wood-Frame Buildings
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Extreme winds such as tornadoes and hurricanes are relatively common natural hazards in the United States and can result in fatalities as well as damaging physical and socioeconomic infrastructure. Buildings are a critical ...
Hindcasting Loss and Evaluating Implications of Track Location for the 2011 Joplin, Missouri Tornado
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The direct physical loss from a tornado is one possible factor in considering resilience goals for a community. Estimating such loss has historically been achieved either through analysis of empirical data from historical ...
Experimental Investigation of Seismic Uncertainty Propagation through Shake Table Tests
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The propagation of uncertainty in seismic response analysis is the mechanism through which ground motion (GM) uncertainty and structural parameter (SP) uncertainty contribute to response variability, and is critical for ...
Special Section on Community Resilience to Disruptive Events: Models and Analyses, Lessons Learned and Case Studies
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The resilience of a community depends on the performance of the built environment (e.g., building portfolios and infrastructure systems) as well as the functionality of its constituting social and economic institutions. ...
Minimal Building Fragility Portfolio for Damage Assessment of Communities Subjected to Tornadoes
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Tornadoes are considered a low-probability high-consequence event that can cause significant damage to community infrastructure, resulting in injuries and fatalities and ultimately creating long-term socioeconomic losses. ...
Development of Physics-Based Tsunami Fragility Functions Considering Structural Member Failures
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: A probabilistic framework is presented for the development of physics and simulation-based parametrized tsunami fragility functions for structures accounting for structural member failures. The proposed framework is general ...