Making the Case for Improved Structural Design: Tornado Outbreaks of 2011Source: Leadership and Management in Engineering:;2012:;Volume ( 012 ):;issue: 004Author:David O. Prevatt
,
John W. van de Lindt
,
Edward W. Back
,
Andrew J. Graettinger
,
Shiling Pei
,
William Coulbourne
,
Rakesh Gupta
,
Darryl James
,
Duzgun Agdas
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)LM.1943-5630.0000192Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: A total of 1,625 tornadoes occurred in the United States in 2011, resulting in economic losses that exceeded $25 billion. Two tornado outbreaks stand out because they caused more than half of those losses. The tornadoes that cut through Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on April 27 and Joplin, Missouri, on May 22 were responsible for a combined 223 fatalities and more than 13,000 damaged buildings in the two cities. Although the economic losses associated with tornado damage are well documented, the writers argue that the overall impact should encompass longer term, broader considerations such as the social disruption and psychological effects that impact communities. This paper examines observations by tornado damage assessment teams led by the first author in these two medium-sized cities and suggests that the evolution of building codes and past approaches to construction have led to conditions that made this extent of damage possible. The authors outline a multidisciplinary path forward that incorporates engineering research and social and economic studies into a new design paradigm leading to building code changes and social practices that will improve resistance and mitigate future losses at a community level from tornadoes.
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contributor author | David O. Prevatt | |
contributor author | John W. van de Lindt | |
contributor author | Edward W. Back | |
contributor author | Andrew J. Graettinger | |
contributor author | Shiling Pei | |
contributor author | William Coulbourne | |
contributor author | Rakesh Gupta | |
contributor author | Darryl James | |
contributor author | Duzgun Agdas | |
date accessioned | 2017-05-08T21:54:22Z | |
date available | 2017-05-08T21:54:22Z | |
date copyright | October 2012 | |
date issued | 2012 | |
identifier other | %28asce%29lm%2E1943-5630%2E0000227.pdf | |
identifier uri | http://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/66021 | |
description abstract | A total of 1,625 tornadoes occurred in the United States in 2011, resulting in economic losses that exceeded $25 billion. Two tornado outbreaks stand out because they caused more than half of those losses. The tornadoes that cut through Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on April 27 and Joplin, Missouri, on May 22 were responsible for a combined 223 fatalities and more than 13,000 damaged buildings in the two cities. Although the economic losses associated with tornado damage are well documented, the writers argue that the overall impact should encompass longer term, broader considerations such as the social disruption and psychological effects that impact communities. This paper examines observations by tornado damage assessment teams led by the first author in these two medium-sized cities and suggests that the evolution of building codes and past approaches to construction have led to conditions that made this extent of damage possible. The authors outline a multidisciplinary path forward that incorporates engineering research and social and economic studies into a new design paradigm leading to building code changes and social practices that will improve resistance and mitigate future losses at a community level from tornadoes. | |
publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers | |
title | Making the Case for Improved Structural Design: Tornado Outbreaks of 2011 | |
type | Journal Paper | |
journal volume | 12 | |
journal issue | 4 | |
journal title | Leadership and Management in Engineering | |
identifier doi | 10.1061/(ASCE)LM.1943-5630.0000192 | |
tree | Leadership and Management in Engineering:;2012:;Volume ( 012 ):;issue: 004 | |
contenttype | Fulltext |