Cyclone and Wind Disaster Mitigation - An Overview of R & D Contributions of Structural Engineering Research Centre
IR@SERC: CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai
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Cyclone and Wind Disaster Mitigation - An Overview of R & D Contributions of Structural Engineering Research Centre
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Lakshmanan, N.
Arunachalam, S. Gomathinayagam, S. Selvi Rajan, S. |
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Cyclone
Wind disaster Mitigation Structural engineering |
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| Description |
Cyclones, earthquakes, floods, and other natural hazards frequently strike different parts of the world inflicting heavy
damage to life and property. Mitigation of damage due to natural disasters is a complex problem requiring a holistic approach from various agencies. The role of science and technology towards disaster mitigation is very important, as it enables improved prediction of frequency and magnitudes of hazards, in understanding their characteristics and in evolving guidelines for design and construction of buildings and structures to resist such hazards. The Indian sub continent is one of the six most vulnerable cyclone prone regions of the world. In India several institutions in general and
Structural Engineering Research Centre (SERC) in particular, have taken R&D initiatives towards Cyclone Disaster Mitigation (CDM). At SERC, CDM has been one of the thrust areas of R&D over the past two decades. This paper presents an overview of important issues related to CDM, such as cyclone wind field characterisation, need for conducting full-scale field measurement of wind speeds and dynamic response of structures, development of cyclonic wind speed map, conducting post-cyclone damage surveys, studies on turbulent characteristics of cyclone winds, prediction of landfall of cyclone tracks, model for assessment of cyclone damage, etc. The paper also presents salient results of the R&D activities carried out under the SERC-UNDP project on “Engineering of Structures to Mitigate Damage due to Cyclones”, and indicates the scope for future studies
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2009
2009 2007 |
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Journal article
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Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol.34, No.1, April-May 2007, p.1-13
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/387 |
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en
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Structural Engineering Research Center, Chennai
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