ERCZ: Mitigation of Hurricane Damage to Constructed Facilities

全球气候变化可能影响 天气变化，改变 位置、强度和频率 极端风事件，如 沿海地区的飓风。 一个 飓风强度增加 会造成更大的伤害， 比目前的经济损失。 这项研究将开发一种预测性的 风阻力模型， 对建筑物的潜在损害 设施使用结构 机械和计算机科学。 损坏信息数据存档于 德州理工大学和 基于知识的损伤评估 大学开发的系统 华盛顿将用于 工程及震害预测 开发的模型将有助于 确定脆弱设施 和结构到可能的极端 风事件的位置，并与 强度和持续时间 经验丰富。

Global climate change may influence weather variability and alter the location, intensity and frequency of extreme wind episodes, such as hurricanes in coastal areas. An increase in hurricane intensity will cause more damage and higher economic losses than presently. The study will develop a predictive model for wind resistance and potential damage to constructed facilities using structural mechanics and computer sciences. Damage information data archived at Texas Tech University and a knowledge-based damage assessment system developed at the University of Washington will be used in the project and the damage predictive model developed will assist in identifying vulnerable facilities and structures to possible extreme wind events in locations, and with an intensity and duration now not experienced.