Some effects of gust wind property on residential damage

Abstract

Few reports have referred to relations between wind speeds and the progress of residential damage. This paper reports on some effects of strong wind on residential damage rate caused by Typhoon Bart, 1999, using the wind speed data of NeWMeK in the Kyushu area. The authors have revealed several relations between the wind speeds and the rate of residential damage. It is found that the rate of damage has more dominant relation to maximum gust speeds rather than maximum wind speeds and the larger fluctuation of wind speeds causes the higher residential damage.