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Preliminary Damage Reports

The Building Damage Reports focus on large engineered structures along the Gulf coast, from Mobile, Alabama, to New Orleans, Louisiana

The Bridge Damage Reports investigate structural damage to bridges along the Gulf coast, from Mobile, Alabama, to New Orleans, Louisiana.

Remote sensing technologies and the VIEWS™ system were used to rapidly collect High Resolution Photo and High Definition Video surveys of damage, first along the Gulf Coast and then in New Orleans. The VIEWS™ team's path can be seen in Google Earth.

The Preliminary Damage Reports for Emergency Response analyze how hospitals, transportation agencies, utility companies and building managers decided to adhere to, or alter, their emergency response plans before, during and after Hurricane Katrina.

The Preliminary Damage Reports for Health and Environmental Issues focus on water quality and wastewater treatment, and public health issues.

 

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Seminar

Examining Extreme Events:
Hurricane Katrina's Impact on Critical Infrastructure, Societal Systems, Public Health and Environment

A First-hand View from Satellite and Field Investigations

Wednesday, November 2, 2005, 7:00 pm (EST)

University at Buffalo, Center for the Arts-Screening Room

 

Presentations (Download Agenda PDF)

Welcome & Opening Introductions (PDF 1.7 mb)

Michel Bruneau, Ph.D., P.Eng., Director, MCEER and Professor, Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, University at Buffalo

Overview: MCEER’s Team and its Response to Hurricane Katrina (PDF 2.4 mb)

Gilberto Mosqueda, Ph.D. (Team Leader), Assistant Professor, Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, University at Buffalo

Remote Sensing: Correlating Satellite Images with In-field Observations for Advanced Damage Detection (PDF 6.3 mb)

Shubharoop Ghosh, Project Manager, ImageCat, Inc.

Buildings: Damage to Commercial Buildings from Wind, Storm Surge and Debris (PDF 2.5 mb)

Gilberto Mosqueda, Ph.D.

Bridges: Damage to Bridges and Transportation Systems throughout the Gulf Coast (PDF 2.5 mb)

Jerome S. O’Connor, P.E., Sr. Program Manager, Transportation Research, MCEER

Emergency Preparedness, Response and Decision Making: How Financial, Political and Social Considerations Impacted Evacuation Planning and Organizational Decisions (PDF 3.6 mb)

Daniel B. Hess, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Urban and Regional Planning, University at Buffalo

Environment: Environmental Issues in the Wake of Katrina   (PDF 2 mb)

James N. Jensen, Ph.D., Professor, Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, University at Buffalo

Public Health: Public Health Issues in the Wake of Katrina   (PDF .5 mb)

Pavani K. Ram, MD, Research Assistant Professor, Social and Preventive Medicine, University at Buffalo

Conclusions & Close

Michel Bruneau, Ph.D., P.Eng.