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If memory serves me right, the flood frequency analysis using the Probability Distribution Fundtion in Bulletin 17C, or any other probability distribution function, you need a relatively stable period of record.  That would mean that, IF, climate change ...

https://acwi.gov/hydrology/Frequency/b17c/​ I assume folks have seen the new Guidelines For Determining Flood Flow Frequency Bulletin 17C issued in March of last year.  Mark W. Killgore, P.E.*, D.WRE, F.ASCE Dam Safety Regional Engineer Division ...

The collapse of the school gymnasium end wall at Mexico Beach is very concerning to me for the reason that many counties look to utilize gymnasiums as hurricane evacuation shelters because they can accommodate a large number of people and can reduce their ...

I have been a structural and forensic engineer in Florida since 1999 (my whole career). When the 2001 Florida Building Code was released, many engineers scratched their heads at the Chapter 16 Wind Maps, specifically the windborne debris region exceptions ...

A few times in my 25+ years of practice, I'd been asked by some owners to "design for Category 5 hurricane". My answers were something like "I don't know what that means. I will design to meet the code." Sometimes, I'll offer to design for Category III/IV ...