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Wind Hazard Modeling and the HAZUS Wind Model

Wind Hazard Modeling and the HAZUS Wind Model. Major Stakeholders. Local, state and federal government agencies Humanitarian organizations Insurance industry Businesses and private citizens. Why Model Wind Damage?. Understand/Prepare for Building Damage

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Wind Hazard Modeling and the HAZUS Wind Model

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  1. Wind Hazard Modeling and the HAZUS Wind Model

  2. Major Stakeholders • Local, state and federal government agencies • Humanitarian organizations • Insurance industry • Businesses and private citizens

  3. Why Model Wind Damage? • Understand/Prepare for Building Damage • Understand/Prepare for Sheltering Requirements • Understand/Prepare for Emergency Management Response • Understand Economic Ramifications • Provide Justification for Building Code Changes

  4. Types of Damage and Loss Models • Holistic, Actualized Cost Models • Meteorological Models • Load vs. Resistance Structural Damage Model • Tree Damage Models • Windborne Debris Damage Models • Loss Models

  5. “The HAZUS-MH Hurricane Model is designed to produce loss estimates for use by federal, state, regional and local governments in planning for hurricane risk mitigation, emergency preparedness, response and recovery.” -HAZUS Technical Manual

  6. About HAZUS • Hazards United States (Multi-hazard) • Product of National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) • Earthquake Model released in 1997 • HAZUS-MH released in 2003 • Flood Model and Hurricane Model • Geographical Information System (GIS)-Based Model

  7. HAZUS Availability and Requirements • http://www.fema.gov/hazus/pdf/order_form_mh.pdf • Software is free, but requires ArcGIS to operate

  8. Hurricane Model Capabilities

  9. Wind Hazards Throughout the U.S. Source: HAZUS-MH Wind Technical Manual

  10. HAZUS Wind Model Framework Elements shown in bold are implemented in the current version of the Hurricane Model Source: HAZUS-MH Wind Technical Manual

  11. Creation of HAZUS Fast-Running Damage Functions Source: HAZUS-MH Wind Technical Manual

  12. Residential Damage States

  13. Change this slide to gable, no secondary water resistance, no shutters and with a garage.

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