Decision-tree analysis of factors influencing rainfall-related building structure and content damage

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2531-2547

  Spekkers, M H ^a   Kok, M ^b   Clemens, F H L R ^a   Ten Veldhuis, J A E ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; DECISION ANALYSIS; FLOOD DAMAGE; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PREDICTION; RAINFALL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84907480905     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-14-2531-2014     Document Type: Article

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