Windborne debris and damage risk models: A review

Wind and Structures, An International Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 95-108

  Holmes, J D ^a  

^a JDH Consulting   (Australia)

Author keywords

Damage; Hurricane; Risk; Trajectory; Tropical cyclone; Windborne debris

Indexed keywords

HURRICANES; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISKS; STORMS; TRAJECTORIES; WIND;

DAMAGE; DAMAGE PREDICTION MODELS; DEBRIS IMPACTS; ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS; GENERIC TYPES; REVIEW PAPERS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WINDBORNE DEBRIS;

DEBRIS;

EID: 77953274009     PISSN: 12266116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/was.2010.13.2.095     Document Type: Review

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