CE 4445 Hurricane Engineering (3)

Prereq.: CE 3415 and CE 2200 or equivalent. Credit will not be given for both this course and CE 4745 . Analysis and design of structures to resist hurricanes and other natural hazards; wind engineering, flood engineering; hazard phenomena and probabilities of occurrence; estimation of loads, loading provisions of major building codes and standards; damage mechanisms; design strategies for life safety and damage mitigation.