Revista Internacional de Desastres Naturales, Accidentes e Infraestructura Civil

El alcance de esta publicación comprende los sistemas de ingeniería que dan apoyo y sirven para el diseño de la infraestructura civil, y a los desastres naturales y accidentes de origen humano que pueden afectar esa infraestructura. La revista publica contribuciones que se refieran a la conjunción de más de una de las áreas temáticas definidas en el título, o a una de ellas. El término infraestructura civil se usa aquí para designar al conjunto de instalaciones físicas que permiten movilizar o almacenar bienes, materias primas, agua, residuos, energía, información o personas. En general, se incluyen aquí puentes, puertos, canales, aeropuertos, ferrocarriles, sistemas de tránsito urbano, carreteras, líneas de comunicación y energía, tuberías, represas, plantas de tratamiento de aguas, tanques, silos, etc. El énfasis en desastres naturales está en el estudio de acciones de huracanes, tornados, terremotos, inundaciones, sequías, fuego, deslizamientos, y otros. Asimismo la revista publica temas relacionados con accidentes y eventos producidos por causas humanas, incluyendo fallas por diseño o construcción, colisiones con vehículos, explosiones, entre otras.

The scope of this publication covers engineering systems that provide support and help in the design of civil infrastructure, and to the natural disasters and accidents caused by human which may affect the infrastructure. The journal emphasizes contributions which address one or more of the areas identified in the title. The term infrastructure refers here to the physical facilities which allow moving or storing products, raw materials, water, solid waste, energy, information or people. This includes bridges, ports, canals, airports, railroads, systems of urban traffic, roads, lifelines, energy transportation, pipelines, dams, water treatment plants, tanks, silos, and others. Emphasis on natural disaster is placed on hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes, floods, drafts, fire, landslides, and others. The journal also deals with man-made accidents, such as design or construction errors, explosions, impacts with vehicles, and others.

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Online first articles (not assigned to a volume)

Efectos de inundación por la combinación de escorrentía superficial y marejada ciclónica durante el Huracán Georges en la costa este de Puerto Rico
F. Santiago-Collazo, W. Silva Araya, J. González-López, J. Maldonado-Maldonado

Revista Internacional de Desastres Naturales, Accidentes e Infraestructura Civil (2017).

Abstract
Puerto Rico (PR) is located in a hurricane prone zone. The purpose of this study was to determine the flooding effects caused by the combination of the storm surge and surface runoff discharge during the passage of Hurricane Georges along the East coast of PR. The system was modeled using a combination of tools including: a two-dimensional hydrologic model and simulations of storm surge using a high-resolution oceanic circulation model. A coupling technique was developed to integrate the storm surge model results into the hydrologic model. The results show that the combined effect of storm surge penetration and inland runoff produced by heavy rainfall deposited by Hurricane Georges increased flood levels in the coastal zone. Without considering these effects, flood levels provided by tides and wind driven circulation models only, could underestimate the real hazard conditions. The net effect depends on the watershed conditions, the spatial and temporal distribution of rainfall and the local conditions of the river morphology near the coastline. Even though peak discharge is usually used as an indicator of hazard conditions and regulations promote zero increase in peak discharge, water volumes play a major role in water levels during flood conditions. This is more important during storm surge because ocean water penetrates inland, increasing water volumes and flood depths.
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Puerto Rico (PR) is located in a hurricane prone zone. The purpose of this study was to determine the flooding effects caused by the combination of the storm surge and surface [...]
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Impacto de la rigidez de la losa y la asimetría de las aberturas en la estimación de los desplazamientos laterales elásticos de muros
A. Tena Colunga, A. Liga-Paredes

Revista Internacional de Desastres Naturales, Accidentes e Infraestructura Civil (2017).

Abstract
Approximations obtained with the equivalent frame method and Beck-Coull method to assess elastic lateral displacement profiles of walls with openings are compared to results obtained with the finite element method using reasonably fine meshes. Multistory walls were studied, considering symmetric and asymmetric distribution of openings with respect to a vertical axis. The contribution of slabs in the lateral stiffness was considered through an equivalent flange as recommended in several building codes. Different stiffnesses are considered for the walls and the slabs. From the obtained results it is confirmed that approximations obtained with the studied methods increase as the number of stories of the wall increases, and that it is reasonable for an equivalent opening eccentricity up to 40%. The contribution of the stiffness of the slab had a small impact for the considered symmetric wall openings, but it was important for walls with asymmetric openings, impacting more the displacements of walls when they are more flexible.
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Approximations obtained with the equivalent frame method and Beck-Coull method to assess elastic lateral displacement profiles of walls with openings are compared to results [...]
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