Effects of hurricane Odile on the infrastructure of Baja California Sur,Mexico |
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Authors: | David Murià-Vila Miguel Á Jaimes Adrián Pozos-Estrada Alberto López Eduardo Reinoso Marcos M Chávez Fernando Peña Jorge Sánchez-Sesma Oscar López |
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Institution: | 1.Instituto de Ingeniería,UNAM,Coyoacán, Cd. Mx.,Mexico;2.Instituto Nacional de Electricidad y Energías Limpias INEEL,Cuernavaca,Mexico;3.Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua,Jiutepec,Mexico;4.Centro Nacional de Prevención de Desastres,Coyoacán, Cd. Mx.,Mexico |
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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. |
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