Effects of hurricane Odile on the infrastructure of Baja California Sur, Mexico

David Murià-Vila (), Miguel Á. Jaimes, Adrián Pozos-Estrada, Alberto López, Eduardo Reinoso, Marcos M. Chávez, Fernando Peña, Jorge Sánchez-Sesma and Oscar López
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David Murià-Vila: UNAM
Miguel Á. Jaimes: UNAM
Adrián Pozos-Estrada: UNAM
Alberto López: Instituto Nacional de Electricidad y Energías Limpias INEEL
Eduardo Reinoso: UNAM
Marcos M. Chávez: UNAM
Fernando Peña: UNAM
Jorge Sánchez-Sesma: Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua
Oscar López: Centro Nacional de Prevención de Desastres

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2018, vol. 91, issue 3, No 7, 963-981

Abstract: Abstract In September 2014, the state of Baja California Sur (BCS), Mexico, was struck by hurricane Odile. The hurricane caused extensive damage to the infrastructure of the state of BCS, where the energy and water supply were interrupted for several days. The direct economic impact was estimated to be more than 1654 million USD. Considering this damage, few days after the cyclonic event, a technical visit to BCS was carried out. The objective of this study is to present the relevant information on the performance of the infrastructure observed after the event, and to make recommendations in order to mitigate the effects of future cyclonic storms in Mexico, based on the observations during the technical visit. The main causes of damage were the use of materials for non-structural elements with a weak performance under high wind speeds, failures in the design and construction of connections of structural and non-structural elements, accumulated damage, lack of maintenance and impact of wind-born debris, as well as the absence of a building code in the region. Background information about meteorological and climatological aspects of the cyclones that have affected the southern region of BCS, the characteristics of hurricane Odile, the analysis of structural damages and the conclusions, are also presented.

Keywords: Hurricane Odile; Wind risk; Performance of the infrastructure; Mexico (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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