RAPID: Collection of Water Level, Scour and Structural Damage Data from Extreme Storm Surge for the Future Improvement of Structural Systems and Their Resistance to Natural Hazard

这个快速研究拨款(RAPID)项目将收集2012年10月29日登陆的飓风桑迪造成的三个社区的易腐烂风暴潮和结构破坏数据。飓风桑迪影响了纽约和新泽西的大片海岸线。根据风速判断，此次风暴为1级。然而，飓风影响了居住在美国东海岸的数百万人。这项研究将记录新泽西州沿海地区位于海岸12公里以内的三个社区的风暴潮和结构性破坏。这三个社区是根据每个社区遭受的不同程度的破坏而选择的。本研究的新颖性在于它侧重于三个沿海社区。这些社区位于沿海12公里以内；然而，它们遭受了不同程度的破坏。收集到的数据将提高我们对发达海岸上涌浪传播的基本理解，并可以制定有效的沿海减灾战略。将采用基于高分辨率GPS的测量方法来捕捉高水位线的位置和高程，以及建筑物附近的任何冲刷或沉积。高程和位置数据将由测量位置、局部地形变化和结构破坏模式描述的数字图像补充。收集到的数据将为建模人员提供一个机会来研究陆上波和浪涌在建筑环境中的传播。此外，这将使工程师对海岸结构物上的水动力载荷有基本的了解。

This Rapid Research Grant (RAPID) project will collect perishable storm surge and structural damage data in three communities caused by Hurricane Sandy that made landfall on October 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy affected large areas of coastlines of New York and New Jersey. The storm was judged to be Category 1 based on its wind speed. However, the hurricane affected millions of people living along the east coast of the United States. The research will document storm surge and structural damages in three communities in the New Jersey coastal area that are located within 12 km along the coast. The three communities are selected on the basis of different levels of damage experienced by each of the communities.The novelty of this research is in its focus on three coastal communities. The communities are located within 12 km along the coast; however they experienced different levels of damage. The collected data will improve our fundamental understanding of surge propagation over a developed coast and can produce effective coastal hazard mitigation strategies. High-resolution GPS-based surveying methods will be employed to capture the location and elevation of high water marks and any scour or sedimentation adjacent to structures. Elevation and location data will be supplemented with digital images of measurement location, local topographic changes, and a description of structural failure mode. The collected data will provide modelers an opportunity to investigate the development of overland wave and surge propagation through the built environment. In addition, this will provide engineers fundamental insights into the hydrodynamic loads on coastal structures.