Performance-Based Hurricane Engineering

Introduction

This research series presents an innovative fully-probabilistic Performance-Based Hurricane Engineering (PBHE) framework for risk assessment of structural systems located in hurricane-prone regions. The framework is employed in a multitude of studies, including the development of methodology for developing windborne debris (WBD) impact fragility curves for building envelope components (BECs) by using stochastic finite element (FE) models, loss analysis of residential buildings subject to hurricane hazard, and the effects of multihazard interaction on the performance of low-rise wood-frame residential buildings subject to hurricanes.

 

Related Publications

  • Barbato M and Herbin A (2010). “Fragility analysis of building envelope components subject to windborne debris impact hazard.” Proceedings (abstract), 2010 Structures Congress & North American Steel Construction Conference (NASCC 2010), May 12-15, 2010, Orlando, FL (USA). (Link)
  • Barbato M, Petrini F and Ciampoli M (2011). “A preliminary proposal for a probabilistic Performance-Based Hurricane Engineering framework.” Proceedings (full paper), ASCE Structures Congress 2011, April 14-16, 2011, Las Vegas, NV (USA). (Link)
  • Herbin AH (2011). "Fragility analysis of building envelope components subject to windborne debris impact hazard." MSc Thesis, Louisiana State University, December 2011. (Link) (PDF)
  • Unnikrishnan VU and Barbato M (2012). “Performance-based hurricane engineering methodology for wind and windborne debris hazards.” Proceedings (abstract), 2012 Joint Conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute and 11th ASCE Joint Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability (EMI/PMC 2012), June 17-20, 2012, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN (USA).
  • Herbin AH and Barbato M (2012). “Fragility curves for building envelope components subject to windborne debris impact.” Journal of Wind Engineering & Industrial Aerodynamics, 107-108:285-298. (Link)
  • Unnikrishnan VU, Barbato M, Petrini F and Ciampoli M (2012). “Probabilistic performance-based risk assessment considering the interaction of wind and windborne debris hazard.” Proceedings (full paper), Advances in Hurricane Engineering Conference (ATC-SEI 2012), October 24-26, Miami, FL (USA). (Link)
  • Barbato M, Petrini F, Unnikrishnan VU and Ciampoli M (2013). “Performance-Based Hurricane Engineering (PBHE) framework.” Structural Safety, 45:24-35. (Link)
  • Unnikrishnan VU and Barbato M (2013). “Performance-based hurricane risk assessment with application to wind and windborne debris hazards.” Proceedings (full paper), 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2013), June 16-20, 2013, Columbia University New York, NY (USA).
  • Alphonso TC (2013). “Experimental fragility analysis of Aluminum storm panels subject to windborne debris.” MSc Thesis, Louisiana State University, May 2013. (PDF - Part 1) (PDF - Part 2)
  • Unnikrishnan VU and Barbato M (2013). “Performance-based hurricane risk assessment with application to wind and windborne debris hazards.” Proceedings (full paper), 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2013), June 16-20, 2013, Columbia University New York, NY (USA).
  • Alphonso TC and Barbato M (2014). “Experimental fragility curves for aluminum storm panels subject to windborne debris impact.” Journal of Wind Engineering & Industrial Aerodynamics, 134:44–55. (Link)
  • Unnikrishnan VU and Barbato M (2014). “Performance-Based Hurricane Engineering: A multi-hazard approach.” Proceedings (abstract), International Conference on Multi-hazard Approaches to Civil Infrastructure Engineering (ICMAE), June 26-27, Chicago, IL (USA). (Link)
  • Unnikrishnan VU and Barbato M (2015). “Performance-based comparison of different design alternatives and retrofit techniques for residential buildings subjected to hurricane hazard.” Proceedings (full paper), Structures Congress 2015, April 23-25, 2015, Portland, OR (USA). (Link)
  • Unnikrishnan VU and Barbato M (2015). “Performance-based hurricane risk assessment of residential structures with consideration of multiple hazard sources.” Proceedings (full paper), Structures Congress 2015, April 23-25, 2015, Portland, OR (USA).
  • Unnikrishnan VU and Barbato M (2015). “Cost-benefit assessment of different storm mitigation techniques for residential buildings using the PBHE framework.” Proceedings (full paper), 12th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP12), July 12-15, 2015, Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada).
  • Unnikrishnan VU and Barbato M (2016). “Performance-based comparison of different storm mitigation techniques for residential buildings.” Journal of Structural Engineering (ASCE), 142(6), June 2016. (Link)
  • Unnikrishnan V and Barbato M (2016). “Performance-Based Hurricane Engineering: A multi-hazard approach.” Chapter 16 in “Multi-hazard Approaches to Civil Infrastructure Engineering.” P Gardoni, J.M. LaFave, Editors, Springer, ISBN: 978-3-319-29713-2. (Link)
  • Esmaeili M and Barbato M (2017). “Accounting for climate change effects in performance-based hurricane engineering.” Proceedings (abstract), 2017 Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference (EMI2017), June 4-7, 2017, San Diego, CA (USA).
  • Unnikrishnan VU and Barbato M (2017). “Multi-hazard interaction effects on the performance of low-rise wood-frame housing in hurricane-prone regions.” Journal of Structural Engineering (ASCE), 143(8), August 2017. (Link)
  • Esmaeili M and Barbato M (2018). “Assessment of the performance of wood-frame houses subject to hurricane hazard under changing climate conditions.” Proceedings (abstract), 2018 Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference (EMI2018), May 29-June 1, 2018, MIT, Cambridge, MA (USA).
  • Barbato M and Esmaeili M (2019). “Climate change effects on the performance of single-family residential buildings in the US Gulf Coast” Proceedings (full paper), 13th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP13), May 26-30, 2019, Seoul (South Korea). (Link)
  • Barbato M and Petrini F (2019). “Performance-based loss estimation for tall buildings under ordinary and hurricane winds.” Proceedings (abstract), 2019 Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference (EMI2019), June 18-21, 2019, Caltech, Pasadena, CA (USA).
  • Esmaeili M and Barbato M (2019). “Failure probability estimates for low-rise steel buildings subject to hurricane hazard under changing climate conditions.” Proceedings (abstract), 2019 Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference (EMI2019), June 18-21, 2019, Caltech, Pasadena, CA (USA). (Link)
  • Esmaeili M, Barbato M (2020). A predictive model for hurricane wind hazard under changing climate conditions. Natural Hazards Review (ASCE). (Link)

 

Funded Projects Supporting this Research

  • A probabilistic Performance-Based Approach for Wind-Borne Debris Hazard Mitigation

PI: Barbato, M.

Co-PI: None

Sponsor: LSU College of Engineering, through Longwell’s Family Foundation

Program: Fund for Innovation in Engineering Research (FIER)

Period: March 2008 - May 2010

  • Probabilistic Demand Analysis of Dynamically-Excited Uncertain Structural Systems

PI: Barbato, M.

Co-PI: None

Sponsor: Louisiana Board of Regents, through NSF EPSCoR

Program: Pilot Funding for New Research (Pfund)

Period: May 2008 - July 2009

  • Probabilistic Characterization of building envelope component resistance to wind-borne debris impact using experimental fragility curves

PI: Barbato, M.

Co-PI: None

Sponsor: LSU Council on Research

Program: 2008-2009 Faculty Grant Program

Period: July 2008 - December 2009

  • A probabilistic performance-based methodology for mitigation of wind-borne debris impact hazard and design of impact resistant building envelope components

PI: Barbato, M.

Co-PI: None

Sponsor: Louisiana Board of Regents, NSF EPSCoR, through LSU Graduate School

Program: Economic Development Assistantships (EDAs) 2009-2010

Period: January 2010 - December 2013

  • A probabilistic performance-based approach for building separation distance decision to mitigate seismic pounding risk

PI: Barbato, M.

Co-PI: None

Sponsor: LSU Council on Research

Program: 2009-2010 Faculty Research Grant Program

Period: August 2010 - July 2011

  • Advanced semi-analytical techniques for accurate and efficient estimate of first-passage failure probabilities

PI: Barbato, M.

Co-PI: None

Sponsor: Louisiana Board of Regents, through NSF EPSCoR

Program: Pilot Funding for New Research (Pfund) 2012 Program

Period: January 2013 - December 2013

  • Use of stabilized phosphogypsum as a construction material for artificial reefs

PI: Barbato, M. (35%), Gutierrez-Wing, M.T. (35%),

Co-PI: Rusch, K.A., Seals, R. (10%), Jung, J. (20%)

Sponsor: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Program: NA

Period: September 2013 - August 2016

  • A novel hurricane-resistant housing construction system

PI: Barbato, M.

Co-PI: None

Sponsor: Louisiana Board of Regents, NSF EPSCoR, through LSU Graduate School

Program: Economic Development Assistantships (EDAs) 2013-2014

Period: August 2014 - July 2018

  • A novel hurricane-resistant housing construction system

PI: Barbato, M.

Co-PI: None

Sponsor: Louisiana Board of Regents, NSF EPSCoR, through LSU Graduate School

Program: Economic Development Assistantships (EDAs) 2013-2014

Period: August 2014 - July 2018