On the Mitigation of Hazards resulting from Hurricane-induced Forces on Residential Buildings

This paper presents a survey of the literature on studies related to the structural response of wood-framed residential buildings subjected to extreme wind loading. It essentially documents some work that others have done regarding this subject. Also being presented is a description of an on-going study at TSU on the dynamic modeling of wood- framed structures subjected to extreme wind. A thorough understanding of past efforts in this regard is found extremely valuable for this on-going study. Brief discussion on the US Federal Emergency Management Authority (FEMA) Mitigation Assessment work is also included.