Catalog of Residential Depth-Damage Functions Used by the Army Corps of Engineers in Flood Damage Estimation

Abstract

A depth-damage function is a mathematical relationship between the depth of flood water above or below the first floor of a building and the amount of damage that can be attributed to that water. The depth-damage relationship is the most important tool in the cost-benefit analysis of flood damage reduction projects. This reports presents a comprehensive catalog of residential depth-damage functions used by Corps of Engineers district offices. These damage functions include those computed from National data of flood damage records as well as those originally computed on a project-specific basis and now in general use. This catalog should help analysts who perform flood damage estimates to carefully consider existing local damage functions, and has the functions compare with depth-damage functions used by other Corps of Engineers districts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA255462

Entities

People

  • L. L. Skaggs
  • Stuart A. Davis

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Computer Programs
  • Databases
  • Engineers
  • Flood Control
  • Flood Damage
  • Floods
  • Geographic Regions
  • Materials
  • Meteorological Phenomena
  • Missouri River
  • New England
  • Ohio River
  • Puerto Rico
  • River Flooding
  • Rivers
  • Water Resources

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Regression Analysis.