Development of vulnerability curves of buildings to windstorms using insurance data: An empirical study in South Korea

• Published in: Journal of Building Engineering Vol. 34; p. 101932
• Main Authors: Yum, Sang-Guk, Kim, Ji-Myong, Wei, Hsi-Hsien
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2021
• Subjects: Natural disasters; Risk management; Storm wind; Vulnerability curves; Storm wind; Risk management; Natural disasters; Vulnerability curves

Windstorms have caused a range of damage on the built environment. Although several risk assessment models for estimating such damage have been widely developed, the results generated by these models often turn inaccurate due to the building information required for such models at a regional scale a...