Abstract: Alternative approaches are taken to correct HAZUS General Building Stock (HGBS) replacement cost data for single-family residences in Sarpy County, Nebraska, which are 92% higher than tax assessor estimates of depreciated ...

Abstract: The accuracy of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s HAZUS general building stock (HGBS), widely used to estimate potential monetary damage to building structures from floods, earthquakes, or hurricanes, is quantified ...

Abstract: In this paper, screw theory is employed to develop a method for generating the dynamic equations of a system of rigid bodies. Exterior algebra is used to derive the structure of screw space ...

Abstract: The temporal evolution of a regional-scale persistent low-frequency anomaly is examined with data from a 2100-day perpetual January general circulation model. The persistent episodes are determined with an objective analysis ...