ERCZ: Mitigation of Hurricane Damage to Constructed Facilities

全球气候变化可能影响天气变率，并改变极端风事件的位置、强度和频率，例如沿海地区的飓风。飓风强度的增加将造成比现在更大的破坏和更高的经济损失。该研究将利用结构力学和计算机科学开发一个预测模型，以预测风力阻力和对建筑设施的潜在损害。该项目将使用德克萨斯理工大学存档的损坏信息数据和华盛顿大学开发的基于知识的损坏评估系统，以及开发的损坏预测模型协助识别易受极端风影响的设施和结构，其强度和持续时间都是前所未有的。

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.