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Vulnerability Assessment of Coastal Sites
Jeffrey Havelin, P.E.
Overview
In coastal areas, proper siting and design require an accurate
assessment of the vulnerability of any proposed structure or building site,
including the nature and extent of coastal hazards. Failure to properly identify
and design against coastal hazards can lead to severe consequences, causing
building damage or destruction.
This course discusses the following topics:
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Hazard identification and risk assessment for
natural hazards that can affect coastal construction
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Hazard mapping procedures used by the National
Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and by various states and communities
Additional details on hazard identification and risk assessment
issues can be found in a number of references.
One of the
most comprehensive is a recent report, Multi-Hazard Identification and Risk
Assessment, produced by FEMA (1997b).
The
student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of thirty (30) questions at the end of this course
to earn PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Attained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
The
most significant natural hazards that affect the coastlines of the United States
and its territories can be divided into five general categories:
This
course provides an overview of each of these hazards, describes their effects on
residential buildings and building sites, and explains where along the U.S.
coastline each hazard is likely to occur.
This
course also covers:
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Review
of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
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Review
of the Modified Mercalli Earthquake Intensity Scale
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Review
of the Modified Classification for Northeasters
Course
Click on the
following PDF attachment and review Chapter 7, "Identifying Hazards" from the third edition of "Coastal
Construction Manual" -Publication (FEMA-55) prior to taking a quiz for credit.
You will be quizzed on the attached document on its entirety.
Identifying Hazards
(3.0 MB)
Although additional
information is not required to complete the quiz, a link is provided below with
information on how to contact FEMA to obtain a full copy of the document for
reference.
http://www.fema.gov/pdf/plan/prevent/nhp/nhp_fema55.pdf
Having Trouble Downloading the PDF File?
Right click on the link. Select "Save Target As..."
Then save on your desktop. To view the file, double click the icon on your
desktop and return to this page to take the quiz.
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To obtain PDH credits for this course, you will need to take a quiz for
credit. Click on the link below.
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