Evaluation of Structural Damage Caused by Hurricanes

飓风造成的结构损坏的灾后评估通常在深度不够的情况下进行，因此对结构工程师、建筑师、负责制定和实施建筑规范的建筑商和官员。本工作将利用安德鲁飓风提供的机会，对各种破损或损坏的结构及其部件进行详细检查；进行灾难分析和设计调查，以确定失效时的实际载荷；制定一致的飓风损害评估方法；并为代码编写当局提出建议。

Post-disaster assessment of structural damage due to hurricanes is generally conducted in not sufficient depth as to be of value to structural engineers, architects, builders and officials responsible for developing and implementing building codes. The present work will take the opportunity provided by Hurricane Andrew to conduct detailed inspections of failed or damaged structures of diverse kind and their components; to undertake distress analyses and design investigations to confirm actual loading at failure; to develop a consistent methodology for hurricane damage assessment; and to present recommendations for code- writing authorities.