Andrew versus Hugo - damages to residential communities
Hugo and Andrew were two of the most costly hurricanes to hit the United States in recordedhistory. They occurred within a time of three years in 1989 and 1992, respectively. The levelsof damage were disproportionately high when compared with past hurricanes of comparablestrength. Residential communities, in particular, were most severe. This report documents andcompares the nature and causes of structural damages inflicted by these two events.The damage nature was found to be very different. Hugo inflicted very severe water damage onresidential structures along the coastal belt spreading over one hundred miles in length. Damageby Andrew, on the other hand, was almost exclusively caused by high wind intensity.Accordingly, the structural damage modes were quite different. A case of reversing the roles ofHugo and Andrew was examined to call attention to the potential hazard of coastal communities. (Document has 70 pages.)
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| Format: | monograph biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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University of Florida, Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering Department
1993
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| Subjects: | Atmospheric Sciences, hurricanes, damage, Florida, Hurricane Hugo, Hurricane Andrew, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/18399 |
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