Research Brief: Validation of Molecular Dynamics-Based Structural Damage
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Building_Resilience_Research_Brief_2019.pdf
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Author(s)
Keremidis, Kostas
Pellenq, Roland
Date Issued
March 2019
Series/Report no.
MIT CSHub Research Brief; Volume 2019, Issue 2
Abstract
Windstorms currently generate $28 billion in average annual damage and this figure is projected to potentially rise to $38 billion by 2075. Traditional engineering approaches that analyze the resilience of structures fail to account for non-structural damage because of the difficulties in modeling such damage. Additionally, even detailed frameworks, like FEMA’s HAZUS-MH, provide results only for categories of building types. While it is possible to model the sudden impact of loads from hazards like windstorms using such existing frameworks, a methodology does not exist by which to readily and quantitatively model such damage to unique building designs.
Subjects
Resilience
Structural Mechanics
Structural Engineering
Climate Change
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