A critical comparison of windstorm vulnerability models with application to extra-tropical cyclones in Northern Europe

Safety, Reliability, Risk and Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructures - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, ICOSSAR 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1311-1318

  Lopeman, M ^a   Deodatis, G ^a   Franco, G ^b  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b Guy Carpenter Company Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC LITERATURE; CONVERSION METHODS; EXTRA-TROPICAL CYCLONES; REFERENCE CURVES; REFERENCE FRAMEWORKS; STRUCTURAL TYPOLOGIES; VULNERABILITY MODELS; WIND SPEED MEASUREMENT;

DISASTERS; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

WIND EFFECTS;

EID: 84892423695     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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