Urban Habitat Constructions under Wind Catastrophic Events

Abstract

 The paper discusses the implications of natural disasters due to extreme wind events on urban habitat construction and introduces Action-C26, a joint effort among European academic institutions under the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) program. With several activities, Action-C26 aims at assessing the risk for catastrophic events in urban areas. In this context, a proposed framework for risk-based decision making is presented and used to physically model the case of a typhoon. Furthermore, critical components of such models are discussed in detail, including particularly the case of a full-scale study that involves wind and structural monitoring of a low building. Typical results from this study are presented and their integration with the risk assessment model is discussed.