Hurricanes of 1992 : lessons learned and implications for the future : proceedings of a symposium organized by the American Society of Civil Engineers, December 1-3, 1993, Hyatt Regency Miami City Center at Riverwalk.

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : ASCE, 1994Description: xii, 808 p. : illISBN:

0784400466pbk

DDC classification:

624.176 HUR

Subject: This overview of hurricanes Andrew and Iniki evaluates the performance of essential facilities, lifelines, and residential and commercial construction. Providing recommendation for improving risk managment, contributors also address the question of whether or not present building codes and their enforcement are adequate for hurricane protection. Other topics covered include: various aspects of wind hazards; debris removal operations; hurricane shelter design criteria for public schools; and windwaves, swells, and storm surge

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	624.176 HUR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		009003170

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

This overview of hurricanes Andrew and Iniki evaluates the performance of essential facilities, lifelines, and residential and commercial construction. Providing recommendation for improving risk managment, contributors also address the question of whether or not present building codes and their enforcement are adequate for hurricane protection. Other topics covered include: various aspects of wind hazards; debris removal operations; hurricane shelter design criteria for public schools; and windwaves, swells, and storm surge

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