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Engineering investigations of hurricane damage : wind versus water /
This publication provides civil engineers with the background and guidance necessary to conduct engineering damage investigations of structures following hurricanes, focusing particularly on distinguishing between wind damage and water damage. The first part introduces the scientific background and...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Reston, Virginia :
American Society of Civil Engineers,
[2014]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part I: Background: 1. Basic hurricane wind principles / Gregory A. Kopp and Yarrow Fewless
- 2. Basic storm surge, wave, and flooding principles / Bruce A. Ebersole
- 3. Historic events / William L. Coulbourne
- 4. Codes and standards / Mark P. Ellis and Samuel L. Cooper
- 5. Response of structures to wind, storm surge, flood, and waves / Samuel D. Amoroso and Kurtis R. Gurley.
- Part II: Investigation: 6. Planning and managing investigations / Morgan Griffith
- 7. Field investigations / Ryan T. Chancey, Kerry S. Lee, Matthew D. Oestrike, Stewart Verhulst, Bart Barrett and Deepak Ahuja
- 8. Hurricane data and damage models / Carol J. Friedland and Carol C. Massarra
- 9. Report writing / Leonard J. Morse-Fortier
- 10. Case studies [A. an example of a building that was completely destroyed by Hurricane Katrina; B. a case where the majority of the damage was caused by flood, and by flood-borne debris; C. the collapse of the brick veneer was caused by hydrostatic pressure from flood water; D. a building with damage to the roof trusses, caused by hydrostatic uplift of the pile-supported ground-level floor framing] / David B. Peraza, Morgan Griffith and Michael Horst.