TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Wood frame building response to rapid-onset flooding
JO  - Natural hazards review
A1  - Becker, Andrea B.
A1  - Johnstone, William M.
A1  - Lence, Barbara J.
SP  - 85
EP  - 95
VL  - 12
IS  - 2
N2  - Floods are considered to be among the deadliest, costliest, and most common natural disasters. Rapid-onset, catastrophic floods inundate the shore quickly and manifest as deep water with high velocities, inflict great pressures and forces on the built and natural environments, and pose a threat to human safety. Current building codes, design practices, and disaster planning methods account for potential earthquake and wind loads on simple wood-frame buildings typical of North American residential construction. However, flood impacts have not been considered to the same degree of detail. A theoretical model is developed that describes flood impacts on wood-frame residential buildings and relates building response to flood depth and velocity. The failure mechanisms considered and the model logic are described and applied to assess the response of a typical Canadian wood-frame home to flood conditions that might be experienced in a rapid-onset flood event.<p /> 
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SN  - 1527-6988
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000029
ID  - ref1
ER  -