FEMA MATReportHurricaneHarveyTexas 2019
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MAT Report Hurricane Harvey Texas
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| FEMA | 2019 |
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PDF Catalog
| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Front Cover |
| 2 | Title Page |
| 4 | Publication Notes |
| 5 | Members of the Mitigation Assessment Team |
| 6 | Executive Summary Mitigation Assessment Team Deployment and Observations |
| 7 | Summary of Damage Observed by the MAT |
| 9 | MAT Recommendations |
| 11 | Contents |
| 15 | List of Figures |
| 31 | List of Tables |
| 33 | Acronyms and Abbreviations |
| 35 | Chapter 1. Introduction |
| 37 | 1.1 Organization of Report |
| 38 | 1.2 Hurricane Harvey: The Event |
| 40 | 1.3 Hurricane Harvey: The Impact 1.3.1 Flood 1.3.1.1 Storm Surge 1.3.1.2 Rainfall |
| 45 | 1.3.1.3 Inland Flooding |
| 49 | 1.3.1.4 Subsidence |
| 50 | 1.3.2 Wind |
| 52 | 1.4 Historic Storm Events in Texas |
| 55 | 1.5 The FEMA Mitigation Assessment Team |
| 56 | 1.5.1 Team Composition 1.5.1.1 Involvement of State and Local Agencies |
| 57 | 1.5.1.2 Pre-MAT Deployment and Site Selection 1.5.2 Hurricane Harvey MAT |
| 63 | Chapter 2. Building Codes, Standards, and Regulations |
| 64 | 2.1 Floodplain Management Requirements |
| 65 | 2.1.1 National Flood Insurance Program |
| 66 | 2.1.1.1 General Performance Requirements for Buildings |
| 67 | 2.1.1.2 Minimum Requirements for Buildings in Zone A |
| 70 | 2.1.1.3 Minimum Requirements for Buildings in Zone V |
| 71 | 2.1.1.4 NFIP Community Rating System 2.1.2 Floodplain Management in the State of Texas 2.1.3 Floodplain Management in Selected Communities Impacted by Hurricane Harvey |
| 73 | 2.1.3.1 Harris County |
| 74 | 2.1.3.2 City of Houston |
| 75 | 2.1.3.3 City of Bellaire |
| 76 | 2.1.3.4 City of Port Aransas 2.2 Building Code Wind Requirements |
| 77 | 2.2.1 International Building Code and ASCE 7 |
| 80 | 2.2.2 International Residential Code 2.2.3 Texas Windstorm Program |
| 81 | 2.2.3.1 Texas Department of Insurance 2.2.3.2 Basic Tenets of the Texas Windstorm Code |
| 84 | Chapter 3. Flood-Related Observations |
| 86 | 3.1 Residential Buildings |
| 88 | 3.1.1 General Observations |
| 94 | 3.1.2 Enclosures Below Elevated Buildings |
| 98 | 3.1.3 Perimeter Wall Foundations (Crawlspace) |
| 99 | 3.1.4 Ongoing Slab-on-Grade Elevation Project |
| 102 | 3.1.5 Floodplain Management Requirements versus Damage 3.1.5.1 Proof of Benefit of Building Elevation |
| 103 | 3.1.5.2 Proof of Benefit of NFIP Construction 3.1.5.3 Proof of Benefit of NFIP Participation |
| 106 | 3.2 Non-Residential Buildings with Dry Floodproofing |
| 109 | 3.2.1 Planning and Implementation of Dry Floodproofing Systems |
| 111 | 3.2.2 Judicial and Correctional Facilities – Downtown Houston |
| 113 | 3.2.2.1 Harris County Jail – 701 N. San Jacinto Street, Houston, TX |
| 119 | 3.2.2.2 Harris County Criminal Justice Center – 1201 Franklin Street, Houston, TX |
| 127 | 3.2.2.3 Jury Assembly Building – 1201 Congress Street, Houston, TX |
| 131 | 3.2.2.4 Harris County Civil Courthouse – 201 Caroline Street, Houston, TX |
| 136 | 3.2.3 City of Houston Public Works Building – 611 Walker Street, Houston, TX |
| 139 | 3.2.4 Theater District and Underground Parking and Tunnel Complex |
| 141 | 3.2.4.1 Dry Floodproofing Mitigation Measures |
| 142 | 3.2.4.2 Performance during Harvey |
| 153 | 3.2.4.3 Summary of MAT Observations |
| 154 | 3.2.5 Energy Corridor Office Building #1 |
| 158 | 3.2.6 Energy Corridor Office Building #2 |
| 163 | 3.2.7 Houston Galleria Office Tower |
| 169 | 3.2.8 Four Leaf Towers |
| 173 | 3.2.9 Starbucks at 4660 N. Braeswood |
| 177 | 3.2.10 Texas Medical Center |
| 181 | 3.2.10.1 Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) |
| 186 | 3.2.10.2 The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 194 | 3.2.10.3 Harris Health System Ben Taub Hospital |
| 198 | 3.2.10.4 Baylor College of Medicine (COM) |
| 202 | 3.2.10.5 CenterPoint Energy Grant Substation |
| 206 | 3.2.10.6 Thermal Energy Corporation (TECO) Paul G. Bell, Jr. Energy Plant |
| 210 | Chapter 4. Wind-Related Observations |
| 211 | 4.1 Residential Buildings |
| 212 | 4.1.1 Structural Systems / Main Wind Force Resisting Systems |
| 217 | 4.1.2 Exterior Wall Coverings 4.1.2.1 Vinyl Siding |
| 219 | 4.1.2.2 Fiber-Cement Siding |
| 222 | 4.1.2.3 Brick Veneer |
| 229 | 4.1.2.4 Other Cladding Types |
| 230 | 4.1.3 Roof Coverings |
| 231 | 4.1.3.1 Asphalt Shingles |
| 235 | 4.1.3.2 Architectural Standing Seam Metal Roofing |
| 237 | 4.1.3.3 Tile Roofing Systems 4.1.4 Soffits, Fascia, and Roof Ventilation |
| 238 | 4.1.4.1 Soffits and Fascia |
| 241 | 4.1.4.2 Roof Ventilation |
| 242 | 4.1.5 Doors |
| 243 | 4.1.6 Windows and Shutters |
| 251 | 4.1.7 Garage Doors |
| 254 | 4.1.8 Debris Impacts |
| 257 | 4.2 Non-Residential Buildings |
| 258 | 4.2.1 Main Wind Force Resisting System 4.2.1.1 Nursing Home in Rockport |
| 260 | 4.2.1.2 Texas Department of Transportation Maintenance Facility in Rockport |
| 265 | 4.2.2 Roof Systems and Rooftop Equipment 4.2.2.1 Regional Medical Center in Aransas Pass |
| 272 | 4.2.2.2 Fisheries Laboratory in Port Aransas |
| 273 | 4.2.2.3 Older Building with Aggregate Surfaced BUR |
| 275 | 4.2.2.4 Rockport-Fulton Middle School |
| 279 | 4.2.2.5 Live Oak Learning Center |
| 285 | 4.2.2.6 Fulton Learning Center |
| 287 | 4.2.2.7 Port Aransas Schools |
| 291 | 4.2.2.8 Pharmacy 4.2.2.9 Port Aransas Hotel |
| 293 | 4.2.2.10 Rockport Hotels |
| 295 | 4.2.2.11 Older Rockport Retail Building |
| 298 | 4.2.2.12 Metal Building System in Aransas Pass |
| 299 | 4.2.3 Non-Load-Bearing Walls, Wall Coverings, and Soffits 4.2.3.1 Refugio Church |
| 300 | 4.2.3.2 Rockport Hotel |
| 304 | 4.2.3.3 Metal Building System at Rockport High School |
| 306 | 4.2.3.4 Civic Center in Aransas Pass |
| 307 | 4.2.4 Doors, Windows, and Shutters |
| 309 | 4.2.5 Building Operations |
| 310 | 4.3 Wind Performance of Solar Panel Systems |
| 314 | Chapter 5. Conclusions and Recommendations |
| 315 | 5.1 Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations |
| 316 | 5.2 General Conclusions and Recommendations |
| 317 | 5.3 Building Codes, Standards, and Regulations |
| 319 | 5.4 Flood-Related Building Performance |
| 325 | 5.5 Wind-Related Building Performance |
| 329 | 5.6 FEMA Technical Publications and Guidance |
| 333 | 5.7 Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations |
| 339 | Appendix A: Acknowledgments |
| 342 | Appendix B: References |
| 348 | Appendix C: Recovery Advisories |
| 349 | RA1: Dry Floodproofing: Planning and Design Considerations |
| 363 | RA2: Asphalt Shingle Roofing for High-Wind Regions |
| 367 | Back Cover |
