The Hazus Hurricane Model has been extended to include the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. hurricane hazard model uses same incorporated into design wind speeds given in Caribbean loading provisions maps for mainland islands. validity of use is documented herein. New damage functions were developed different construction methods used region as compared United States. These new models metal r...

Leading flood loss estimation models include Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) Hazus, FEMA’s Flood Assessment Structure Tool (FAST), and (U.S.) Hydrologic Engineering Center’s Impact Analysis (HEC-FIA), with each requiring different data input. No research to date has compared the resulting outcomes from such at a neighborhood scale. This examines building content estimates by Hazu...

In the field of flood management, risk and loss estimation is a prerequisite to undertake precautionary measures. Among several available tools, HAZUS model one most effective ones that can assist in analysis different dimensions natural hazards, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, tsunamis. The hazard portion characterizes spatial variation regimes for given study area. This research atte...

Letak geologis Indonesia, yang berada di daerah rawan terhadap risiko gempa, menyebabkan perlunya dilakukan analisis kerentanan bangunan, khususnya gedung bertingkat, pengaruh gempa. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui probabilitas suatu struktur mengalami tingkat kerusakan tertentu akibat gerakan tanah saat terjadi Analisis kerapuhan seismik pada beton bertulang, yaitu Gedung ABC, dengan...

We investigate tropical cyclone wind and storm surge damage reduction for five areas along the Miami-Dade County coastline either by hardening buildings or by the hypothetical application of wind-wave pumps to modify storms. We calculate surge height and wind speed as functions of return period and sea surface temperature reduction by wind-wave pumps. We then estimate costs and economic losses ...

This study compares two different approaches for estimating the probability of earthquake damage to typical residential structures. The first is an empirical approach using intensity-based hazard and insurance claims data from the 1989 ML 5.6 Newcastle earthquake, the most costly in Australian history. The second is an engineering-based approach that defines hazard in terms of spectral accelera...

Abstract Community, as the basic unit of city, is not only main body earthquake response, but also urban emergency rescue response. The disaster practices show that losses are greatly affected by preparedness. Therefore, it urgent to conduct research on risk assessment and preparedness capacity for communities. HAZUS Pushover method used establish an vulnerability model based community building...