Case studies of multihazard damage: Investigation of the interaction of Hurricane Maria and the January 2020 earthquake sequence in Puerto Rico
| dc.citation.articleNumber | 1128573 | |
| dc.citation.journalTitle | Frontiers in Built Environment | |
| dc.citation.volumeNumber | 9 | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hain, Alexandra | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zaghi, Arash E. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Padgett, Jamie E. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tafur, Anibal | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-23T14:10:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-03-23T14:10:36Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper is motivated by the unique findings and observations from reconnaissance visits after the earthquake series in Puerto Rico in January 2020. It aims to discuss the potential interactions of Hurricane Maria and 2020 earthquake series and the considerations they underscore for future field reconnaissance missions. Traditionally, post-disaster damage assessment activities focus on one hazard and overlook the potentially cascading effects of multiple hazards on structures and infrastructure. This paper provides case studies showing the possible interaction of multiple hazards and their cascading effects observed in Puerto Rico. Infrastructure surveyed includes port facilities, buildings (particularly historical structures), and bridge structures. The data collected during the reconnaissance missions reveal how the impacts of Hurricane Maria, along with infrastructure aging and delayed repair and recovery activities, may have influenced the damage level and failure modes observed during the earthquake sequence a few years after. These case studies illustrate the nature of multihazard interactions and how these effects should be documented during post-disaster assessments. Beyond the insights gained from the case studies illustrated in this paper, the field survey instrument is provided as a basis for future reconnaissance studies, and the full set of reconnaissance data collected are published on the NSF funded NHERI DesignSafe cyberinfrastructure. As a result, this work not only provides data from Puerto Rico that can inform future damage and recovery modeling efforts, but also offers survey instruments and a field data collection process that is particularly tailored to cases where multihazard effects are at play. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Hain, Alexandra, Zaghi, Arash E., Padgett, Jamie E., et al.. "Case studies of multihazard damage: Investigation of the interaction of Hurricane Maria and the January 2020 earthquake sequence in Puerto Rico." <i>Frontiers in Built Environment,</i> 9, (2023) Frontiers: https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2023.1128573. | |
| dc.identifier.digital | fbuil-09-1128573 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2023.1128573 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1911/114532 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Frontiers | |
| dc.rights | This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.title | Case studies of multihazard damage: Investigation of the interaction of Hurricane Maria and the January 2020 earthquake sequence in Puerto Rico | |
| dc.type | Journal article | |
| dc.type.dcmi | Text | |
| dc.type.publication | publisher version |
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