Damage to Engineered Buildings and Lifelines from
Wind, Storm Surge and Debris in the Wake of
Hurricane Katrina
by Gilberto Mosqueda
and
Keith A. Porter
MCEER-07-SP03
August 13, 2007
The report is volume four in a series detailing post-Katrina field investigations by the MCEER team. This volume focuses on engineered construction,
namely commercial and public multi-story buildings (such as office
buildings, hotels, apartment buildings hospitals, and schools), and lifelines
(including electric power and water distribution systems, waste water
collection system, and communication networks). The geographic area of
study is primarily in densely populated regions along the Gulf Coast
including New Orleans, Louisiana.
