Wind hazard assessment

HAZARD I: Software for Fire Hazard Assessment

NIST Handbook 146, HAZARD I—Fire Hazard Assessment Method [1], represents the culmination of a long-term program aimed at placing the prediction of fire outcomes on an objective and scientific basis. In the 1970s, NIST supported Harvard University to develop numerical models that could predict the temperature in a room containing a fire. These early models were difficult to use and interpret; r...

An assessment of severe wind hazard and risk for Queensland�s Sunshine Coast region

Understanding how regional climate, and the extremes associated with it, will change over the coming decades is a vital step towards effective local adaptation. The understanding of the vulnerability and risk from severe winds is derived from a number of factors, including the frequency and intensity of the hazard, community exposure and the relationship between gust wind speed and impact/loss ...

The Evolution of HAZARD, the Fire Hazard Assessment Methodology

The United States alone spends about $700B per year on new and renovated construction. About 20% of this is to assure safety from unwanted fires, which includes the cost of insurance, to make families whole after fires and to recover from business loss. This is an enormous cost to endure every year. Combined with a growing construction market in other countries, this presents a major opportunit...

Hazard/Risk Assessment HAZARD ASSESSMENT OF TEMEPHOS APPLIED TO A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, USA, SALT MARSH COMMUNITY

This investigation was undertaken to determine whether the mosquito larvicide temephos (applied as Abate 4-Et) created an environmental hazard for nontarget organisms in a southwest Florida salt marsh community. Field toxicity tests were performed during routine larvicide applications using larvae of salt marsh crabs (Aratus pesonii and Uca rapax) and adult Mysidopsis bahia. Laboratory toxicity...

Estimation of Wind Hazard over Canada and Reliability-based Assignment of Design Wind Load