| Presentation | 2006/8/23 Damage due to Hurricane Katrina Hiroaki NISHIMURA, |
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| Abstract(in English) | Hurricane Katrina was a costliest and deadliest hurricane that devastated a large number of towns at the Gulf Coast Region and killed an estimated 1,321 people. The disaster damage has been estimated more than $100 billion. After three months the event, Japan Society of Civil Engineers Team was deployed to Louisiana and Mississippi to assess damages caused by Hurricane Katrina. This report presents observations on various damages to buildings and structures mainly caused by high wind in response to those field investigations. Breakage of a lot of glasses on high-rise buildings caused by wind borne debris was still observed. |
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| Keyword(in English) | Hurricane Katrina / Damage / High Wind / Building |
| Paper # | SSS2006-11 |
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| Conference Date | 2006/8/23(1days) |
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| Language | JPN |
| Title (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
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| Title (in English) | Damage due to Hurricane Katrina |
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| Keyword(1) | Hurricane Katrina |
| Keyword(2) | Damage |
| Keyword(3) | High Wind |
| Keyword(4) | Building |
| 1st Author's Name | Hiroaki NISHIMURA |
| 1st Author's Affiliation | General Building Research Corporation() |
| Date | 2006/8/23 |
| Paper # | SSS2006-11 |
| Volume (vol) | vol.106 |
| Number (no) | 220 |
| Page | pp.pp.- |
| #Pages | 4 |
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