Hurricane Katrina, Volume 4: Damage to Engineered Buildings and Lifelines from Wind, Storm Surge and Debris in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina
Abstract
The scope of the investigations reported herein is on engineered construction, namely commercial and public multi-story buildings (such as office buildings, hotels, apartment buildings hospitals, and schools), and lifelines (including electric power and water distribution systems, waste water collection system, and communication networks). The geographic area of study is primarily in densely populated regions along the Gulf Coast including New Orleans, Louisiana, as shown in Figure 1-1.