A framework for a microscale flood damage assessment and visualization for a building using BIM-GIS integration

Flood damage assessment(FDA)is a key component of risk-based method for flood management.In the current FDA approaches,generally the uniqueness of the building is disregarded in the analysis.Therefore,they are unfit for detailed applications in which case-by-case analysis of building damage is an essential requirement.This limitation is compounded by the use of incomplete and often low-quality data inputs about the building and the assumptions and approximations made regarding the geometry and materials of its components.Such shortcomings may result in incomplete and uncertain outcomes.Considering the benefits and increasing use of three-dimensional(3D)urban modeling and Building Information Model in various urban management processes,in this paper,an integrated framework for utilization of detailed 3D building models for the assessment and 3D visualization of flood damage to building according to its distinct behavior against flood is presented.A proof-ofconcept demonstration of the framework in a case study underlined the feasibility of implementation of the framework,which can potentially benefit a variety of users and be used as a complementary approach to the current FDA methods for improving the resilience of the community toward floods and their adverse impacts.

Progress in recent study of drought,flood and waterlogging damages in China

The Drought, Flood and Waterlogging Damage (DFWD) study is related to many subjects such as meteorology and climatology, hydrology, geography, and agricultural science In the aforementioned subjects, substantial work has been done on DFWD study by a lot of researchers from the views of their specialities This paper tries to introduce the recent progress on the field Four main problems are referred to the DFWD study, they are as following: (1) The change sequence in historical period The historical data must be quantatitively processed For this purpose, many schemes were suggested in the past years Studies of the historical DFWD have been emphasized in the last fivehundred years as well as the other time scales (2) The mechanism and trigger event Natural disasters are related to factors disastrous to human activities in the evolution of physical environment, and they can reflect natural features of constitution of the physical environment The factors include the monsoon circulation, the sea tempereature effects, the ENSO, and the others (3) The loss estimation The DFWD is not a pure meteorological damage, and it is also a complex ecological damage The ecological effects, crop influences and other socialenvironment features will be considered on the estimation of DFWD loss (4) The measures of prevention and control Many forecast models are developed, and the measures of prevention and control are suggested, ie, the adoption of measures combining engineering techniques with biological measurres In the past years, advances have been made in those four aspects

Study on the damage of the “91．7” rainstorm in Sihu drainage area with remote sensing application technique

In this paper, the water equilibrium and ground truth are analyzed for '91.7' rainstormin Sihu drainage area, Hubei Province, China. The flood and waterlogging situation of ' 91.7'rainstorm in this area are investigated using remote sensing, especially the estimation of inundatedarea, the analysis of temporal and spatial characters of this flood and waterlogging damage. Andthe way of flood-trace using remote sensing is explored. At last, the disastroiis conditions are evalu-ated.

Urban flood inundation and damage assessment based on numerical simulations of design rainstorms with different characteristics

In the context of global climate change and urbanization,urban flooding is an important type of natural disaster that affects urban development,especially in China,which is experiencing rapid urbanization.In the past 10 years,urban flooding events have caused huge disaster losses in Chinese cities.This has resulted in significant negative effects on the urban infrastructure,socioeconomic systems,and urban residents,thus causing widespread concern.Studies have confirmed the change in extreme rainstorms is due to the changing environments in many cities globally.Conducting studies on the impact of these rainstorms with different characteristics for urban flooding is valuable for coping with unfavorable situations.In addition,numerical simulations provide an economical and viable means to perform these studies.This paper presents a numerical model of Xiamen Island in China.Simulations were conducted for 12 design rainstorm events with different return periods,rain patterns,and durations.The results indicate that,in the case of an equal rainfall amount,the rainfall intensity is the key factor that affects the inundated area,depth,and damages.However,the rainfall intensity is not the only determining factor;the rainfall pattern also affects the inundations.In regard to the rainfall pattern,a higher rainfall peak coefficient usually leads to severe urban inundation and damage.As a result,the lag time would be shorter,which may further exacerbate the impact of urban flood disasters.The results of this study provide insights into managing flood risks,developing urban flood prevention strategies,and designing flood prevention measures.

The dynamics of the floodwater and the damaged ship in waves

The interaction between the dynamics of the floodwater and the damaged ship in waves is investigated by applying an integrated method, which couples a seakeeping solver and a Navier-Stokes solver. To reveal the effects of the water flooding and the sloshing on the damaged ship behaviour, the motion of a Ro-Ro ferry in regular beam seas is simulated, including the ship under the intact condition with and without internal water and the ship under a damaged condition. It is found that the shift of the natural roll frequency of a damaged ship and the decrease of its roll response are mainly due to the water sloshing inside the compartment. The effect of the resonant sloshing leads to the presence of a ship＇s second peak response at higher frequencies and it is significantly reduced by the water flooding through the damaged opening. The influence of the flooding and the sloshing on the ship behaviour is small with a further increase of the wave frequency.

A 3-D SPH model for simulating water flooding of a damaged floating structure

With the quasi-static analysis method, the terminal floating state of a damaged ship is usually evaluated for the risk assessment. But this is not enough since the ship has the possibility to lose its stability during the transient flooding process. Therefore, an enhanced smoothed particle hydrodynamics（SPH） model is applied in this paper to investigate the response of a simplified cabin model under the condition of the transient water flooding. The enhanced SPH model is presented firstly including the governing equations, the diffusive terms, the boundary implementations and then an algorithm regarding the coupling motions of six degrees of freedom（6-DOF） between the structure and the fluid is described. In the numerical results, a non-damaged cabin floating under the rest condition is simulated. It is shown that a stable floating state can be reached and maintained by using the present SPH scheme. After that, three-dimensional（3-D） test cases of the damaged cabin with a hole at different locations are simulated. A series of model tests are also carried out for the validation. Fairly good agreements are achieved between the numerical results and the experimental data. Relevant conclusions are drawn with respect to the mechanism of the responses of the damaged cabin model under water flooding conditions.