RedVector RV-4882

Hurricane Mitigation: Design and Construction Lessons

Hurricane Mitigation: Design and Construction Lessons

4 hrs. Online Course

Level: Intermediate

Item#: RV-4882

SME: Nancy Armitage

This course has been discontinued
 

After major hurricane disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) dispatches Building Performance Assessment Teams (BPATs) to evaluate the successes and failures of buildings to withstand the wind and flood forces of these storms. The teams document the results of their evaluations in building performance assessment reports. This 4-hour interactive online course summarizes the BPAT reports for Hurricanes Georges and Fran-major storm events of the last decade.

The goal of this course is to expand the reader's knowledge of:

  • Building and foundation types typically used in coastal areas
  • The ability of various building and foundation types to withstand coastal surge, riverine flood, and wind forces of hurricane strength
  • Design and construction practices that can reduce building damage in hurricanes

This course is of interest to engineers, architects, contractors, and code enforcement officials.

There is a test included at the end of each scenario of this course.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, you should have a basic understanding of:

  • Describe the building and foundation types typically used in coastal areas
  • Illustrate the ability of various building and foundation types to withstand coastal surge, riverine flood, and wind forces of hurricane strength.
  •  Explain design practices that can reduce building damage in hurricanes.
  • Describe construction practices that can reduce building damage in hurricanes
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: Nancy Armitage
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For 28 years, Nancy Armitage has worked as a technical writer, technical editor, trainer, and course content developer in the software, engineering, and construction industries.

She has researched, edited, and developed courses in the areas of writing improvement for engineers and administrators, and toxic substance safety and remediation.

She has written newspaper feature stories, advertising copy, proposals, grant applications, magazine articles, newsletters, technical report sections, public information literature, and software user manuals.

Ms. Armitage has edited and managed document production for software requirements and detailed design reports; technical papers; and water, wastewater, solid waste, and transportation master plans, design reports, construction specifications, construction permit applications, operation and maintenance manuals, rate studies, environmental audit reports, Applications for Development Approval for Developments of Regional Impact (ADAs/DRIs), and environmental impact statements (EISs).
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