HAZUS User and Technical Manuals
HAZUS-MH MR3 Earthquake Technical Manual
New in MR3: Population distribution parameters in the casualty module will be adjustable and partial ignitions have been eliminated in the fire-following module. This manual provide guidance for using the earthquake model.Download HAZUS-MH MR3 Earthquake Technical Manual
HAZUS-MH MR3 Hurricane Technical Manual
New in MR3: Storms for 2004 and 2005 added to the historic storms database and updates made for several existing historic storms; Use of NOAA hurricane advisory data to model storms restored with an adjustment feature for calculating building damage and loss; New probabilistic storm set reflecting updates to the Holland pressure profile model and filling model; Updated wind field model for user-defined storms; and New vulnerability functions to permit calculation of additional losses to manufactured housing due to tree blowdown. This manual provides guidance for using the hurricane wind model.Download HAZUS-MH MR3 Hurricane Model Technical Manual
HAZUS-MH MR3 Flood Technical Manual
New in MR3: User-supplied flood maps and flood depth grids import into the "quick look" and "enhanced quick look" functions; Optimized building analysis; and Revised hazard menu graphic user interface. This manual provides guidance for using the flood model.Download HAZUS-MH MR3 Flood Model Technical Manual
Other Manuals
Advanced Engineering Building Module Technical and User's Manual
The Advanced Engineering Building Module Manual describes procedures for developing building-specific damage and loss functions.
Flood Information Tool User Manual
The Flood Information Tool (FIT) helps users manipulate flood data into the format required by the HAZUS flood model. Download the Flood Information Tool User Manual.
HAZUS: The Inventory Collection Survey Tool (InCAST)
The InCAST User's Manual provides guidance and background information to enable the user to effectively operate InCAST. The first section explains how to install and uninstall InCAST, and then introduces the main features of this new data collection utility, including a description of screen features, tool bar, and an overview of the system requirements. The first section concludes with information on how the user can obtain technical support in the application of InCAST, or any other component of the HAZUS multihazard loss estimation program.
Manuals for Other HAZUS Versions
Last Modified: Monday, 03-Mar-2008 17:20:03 EST
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