HAZUS-MH hurricane model methodology. I: Hurricane hazard, terrain, and wind load modeling

Natural Hazards Review

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 82-93

  Vickery, Peter J ^a   Lin, Jason ^b   Skerlj, Peter F ^c   Twisdale Jr , Lawrence A ^a   Huang, Kevin ^d  

^a APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b Risk Management Solutions Inc   (United States)

^c PartnerRe   (Switzerland)

^d Ace Tempest Re ^*  (Bermuda)

Author keywords

Damage; Hurricanes; Models; Wind loads

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE; HURRICANE MODEL; WIND LOADS; WIND SPEED;

DEBRIS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HAZARDS; HURRICANES; WIND;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BUILDING; DAMAGE; HAZARD; HURRICANE; TERRAIN; WIND;

EID: 33646198929     PISSN: 15276988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1527-6988(2006)7:2(82)     Document Type: Review

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