TY - GEN
T1 - Analysis of hurricane andrew insurance claim data for residential buildings
AU - Pita, Gonzalo
AU - Pinelli, Jean Paul
AU - Mitrani-Reiser, Judith
AU - Cocke, Steve
AU - Gurley, Kurt
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - This paper presents preliminary results of a study of building damage caused by Hurricane Andrew as a function of building age. The information came from a 68,000 insurance claim records. The building locations were subdivided in regions to reflect wind speeds intensities. In the region close to the hurricane track, the newer buildings on average performed poorer than older buildings. In regions with milder winds, the newer buildings performed somewhat better. It has also been observed that the relationship between year built and damage ratio is neither linear nor monotonic at all distances from the hurricane track. Future refinements are expected to this study when appropriate wind speeds estimation become available.
AB - This paper presents preliminary results of a study of building damage caused by Hurricane Andrew as a function of building age. The information came from a 68,000 insurance claim records. The building locations were subdivided in regions to reflect wind speeds intensities. In the region close to the hurricane track, the newer buildings on average performed poorer than older buildings. In regions with milder winds, the newer buildings performed somewhat better. It has also been observed that the relationship between year built and damage ratio is neither linear nor monotonic at all distances from the hurricane track. Future refinements are expected to this study when appropriate wind speeds estimation become available.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84887420359
SN - 9780784412626
T3 - Advances in Hurricane Engineering: Learning from Our Past - Proceedings of the 2012 ATC and SEI Conference on Advances in Hurricane Engineering
SP - 1047
EP - 1055
BT - Advances in Hurricane Engineering
T2 - 2012 ATC and SEI Conference on Advances in Hurricane Engineering: Learning from Our Past
Y2 - 24 October 2012 through 26 October 2012
ER -