HAZUS-MH MR3 FAQs: Earthquake Model Induced Inundation
How are inundation-related risk assessments performed in the HAZUS Earthquake Model?
Potential induced losses due to inundation caused by tsunami, seiche or dam or levee breaching in the aftermath of an earthquake can be estimated. If you supply HAZUS with an inundation map that shows the potential extent of the flooding, HAZUS will generate the dollar exposure at risk and the potential number of people likely at risk from flooding.
In general, unless inundation maps already exist, your treatment of inundation due to dam failure will be limited to identifying those dams that have a high potential for causing damage. The database in its default form or augmented with additional data can be mapped to consider the locations of these dams. Users are responsible for developing their own inventory of levees because no default levee inventory exists. If inundation maps exist, they can be input using the menu Hazard | Data Maps. For more information, see Section 9.4.1 of the HAZUS Earthquake Model User's Manual.
For additional information, the HAZUS Earthquake Technical Manual, as well as other HAZUS Manuals and guidance materials are available for download from the HAZUS Resources.
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Email: HAZUSGenHelp@nibs.org for general questions about HAZUS
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Last Modified: Tuesday, 06-Nov-2007 17:47:49 EST
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