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Building Destruction from Waves and Surge on the Bolivar Peninsula during Hurricane Ike
Andrew B. Kennedy,Spencer Rogers,Asbury H. Sallenger,Uriah Gravois,Brian Zachry,Matild Dosa,Francisco Zarama +6 more
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In this paper, the authors examined the wave and surge climate on Bolivar during Hurricane Ike and the consequent survival and destruction of buildings, focusing on differences between buildings that survived (with varying degrees of damage) and buildings that were completely destroyed.Abstract:
The Bolivar Peninsula in Texas was severely impacted by Hurricane Ike with strong winds, large waves, widespread inundation, and severe damage. This paper examines the wave and surge climate on Bolivar during the storm and the consequent survival and destruction of buildings. Emphasis is placed on differences between buildings that survived (with varying degrees of damage) and buildings that were completely destroyed. Building elevations are found to be the primary indicator of survival for areas with large waves. Here, buildings that were sufficiently elevated above waves and surge suffered relatively little structural damage, while houses at lower elevations were impacted by large waves and generally completely destroyed. In many areas, the transition from destruction to survival was over a very small elevation range of around 0.5 m. In areas where waves were smaller, survival was possible at much lower elevations. Higher houses that were not inundated still survived, but well-built houses at lower elevations could also survive as the waves were not large enough to cause structural damage. However, the transition height where waves became damaging could not be determined from this study.read more
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Wave modelling in coastal and inner seas
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Collapse Limit State Fragilities of Wood-Framed Residences from Storm Surge and Waves during Hurricane Ike
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TL;DR: The authors in this paper describe the rationale behind and outline for rapidly installed temporary coastal gauges, and presents results during Hurricane Gustav (2008). Within 48h prior to landfall, twenty self-recording pressure gauges were deployed in depths of 1.4-23m over more than 700 km of coastline, using helicopters to cover the large distances.
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Monitoring Inland Storm Surge and Flooding from Hurricane Ike in Texas and Louisiana, September 2008
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Observations of Landfalling Wave Spectra during Hurricane Ike
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Hurricane Ike Along the Upper Texas Coast: An Introduction
Nicholas C. Kraus,Lihwa Lin +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a group of papers documenting the severe coastal damage caused by Hurricane Ike that struck the Texas coast and southwest Louisiana coast in mid-September 2008 is presented, and the unusually long storm surge accompanying the hurricane is examined and its consequences for evacuation and property damage noted.