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...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Peraza, David B., Coulbourne, William L., Griffith, Morgan
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Reston, Virginia : American Society of Civil Engineers, [2014]
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781680157963
1680157965
9780784478639
0784478635
9780784413715
0784413711
Physical Description1 online resource (xvi, 172 pages) : illustrations

Cover

Table of Contents:
  • 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.