A Systematic Review of Forensic Approaches to Disasters: Gaps and Challenges

AM Ferreira, V Marchezini, TSG Mendes… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Disaster forensic approaches aim to identify the causes of disasters to support disaster risk
management. However, few studies have conducted a systematic literature review of …

Review of literature on performance of coastal residential buildings under hurricane conditions and lessons learned

M Amini, AM Memari - Journal of performance of constructed …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
Coastal residential buildings have suffered significant damage during recent hurricanes,
which illustrates the poor performance of coastal structures. This paper reviews the …

Simulated effectiveness of a car evacuation from a tsunami

T Takabatake, K Fujisawa, M Esteban… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Evacuation plays an important role in saving lives during tsunamis. Although evacuation by
vehicle is generally not recommended, it could be helpful for vulnerable people who cannot …

Engineering lessons from the 28 September 2018 Indonesian tsunami: Debris loading

J Stolle, C Krautwald, I Robertson… - Canadian Journal of …, 2020 - cdnsciencepub.com
A field survey team went to Palu City, Indonesia in the aftermath of the September 28th,
2018 earthquake and tsunami to investigate its effects on local infrastructure and buildings …

Tsunami evacuation simulation for the District of Tofino, Vancouver Island, Canada

T Takabatake, I Nistor, P St-Germain - International Journal of Disaster Risk …, 2020 - Elsevier
A large earthquake event generated from the nearby Cascadia Subduction Zone would
possibly generate a significant tsunami event which could affect the west coast of Canada. In …

Experimental investigation of debris damming loads under transient supercritical flow conditions

J Stolle, T Takabatake, I Nistor, T Mikami, S Nishizaki… - Coastal …, 2018 - Elsevier
Debris loading during extreme flooding events has been documented by many post-tsunami
field surveys of disaster-stricken communities and, as such, it is now considered and …

Debris impact under extreme hydrodynamic conditions part 1: Hydrodynamics and impact geometry

C Derschum, I Nistor, J Stolle, N Goseberg - Coastal Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
In field investigations of major flooding events, debris impact has been identified as a critical
load and has thus been included in various building codes, such as FEMA P-646 and …

Experimental study on forces exerted on buildings with openings due to extreme hydrodynamic events

D Wüthrich, M Pfister, I Nistor, AJ Schleiss - Coastal Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Previous studies and field surveys showed that specific structural designs can decrease the
load on free-standing buildings along the coast, providing safer vertical shelters. This …

[HTML][HTML] A framework for multi-risk assessment in a historical area of Lisbon

G Mascheri, N Chieffo, C Arrighi, C Del Gaudio… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Historic areas have faced escalating risks due to population growth, urbanization, climate
change, and increasing public awareness. Existing risk assessment methods often focus on …

Hurricane-induced failure mechanisms in low-rise residential buildings and future research directions

M Moeini, AM Memari - Natural hazards review, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Despite recent advancements in hurricane hazard characterization and a better
understanding of the vulnerabilities of the built environment to hurricane-related hazards …