The structural feasibility of vertical evacuation.

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TextPublication details: College Station, Tex. : Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, 1987Description: xi, 164 p. : illReport number: MM-09511-24DDC classification:

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Subject: A structural risk assessment of the concept of vertical evacuation is performed. The identification, quantification, and assessment of the risk associated with using a structure as a shelter in a hurricane environment is described. The most recent scientific and engineering evidence to establish the safety of the occupants in structures subjected to hurricane forces is assembled and evaluated. The method of Fault-Tree Analysis is utilized to comprehensively identify the sources of risk to the occupant of the structure. Sources of risk include those resulting from frame failure, foundation failure, cladding failure, roof failure, and partition failure. Analytical techniques from Structural Reliability Theory and existing statistical data are utilized to estimate the risk associated with using a given structure in a particular hurricane. Finally, by applying feasibility criteria based on least-risk and cost, specific scenarios are evaluated to determine the conditions under which the concept of vertical evacuation is structurally feasible

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A structural risk assessment of the concept of vertical evacuation is performed. The identification, quantification, and assessment of the risk associated with using a structure as a shelter in a hurricane environment is described. The most recent scientific and engineering evidence to establish the safety of the occupants in structures subjected to hurricane forces is assembled and evaluated. The method of Fault-Tree Analysis is utilized to comprehensively identify the sources of risk to the occupant of the structure. Sources of risk include those resulting from frame failure, foundation failure, cladding failure, roof failure, and partition failure. Analytical techniques from Structural Reliability Theory and existing statistical data are utilized to estimate the risk associated with using a given structure in a particular hurricane. Finally, by applying feasibility criteria based on least-risk and cost, specific scenarios are evaluated to determine the conditions under which the concept of vertical evacuation is structurally feasible

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