Understanding Hazus-MH 2.0 Earthquake Model Results

Description

This course builds upon the Loss Estimation Using the Hazus-MH 2.0 Earthquake Model course and explores the various earthquake model results. In addition to providing an overview of the results formats—such as reports, tables, and maps—this course explores the model's analysis outputs, including direct physical damages, utility and transportation damages, debris, and direct economic losses (such as casualties and sheltering). You will also learn to identify the key guidelines for properly interpreting and applying the outputs of the earthquake model.

Who Should Attend

Community planners, emergency managers, academics, and any other person or organization involved with managing risks to communities created by earthquakes will benefit from this course.

Learn How To

• Identify the key outputs of the aggregate inventory analysis.
• Identify the key outputs of the site-specific inventory analysis.
• Apply the key guidelines for properly interpreting and applying the outputs of the earthquake model.

To complete course exercises, you need the following software:

• ArcGIS 10.0 for Desktop (ArcView, ArcEditor, or ArcInfo)
• ArcGIS 10.0 SP1 for Desktop
• Hazus-MH 2.0

Note: Hazus-MH 2.0 requires a 32-bit operating system. Please review the additional requirements for Hazus-MH 2.0

Results overview

• Software demonstration

Losses overview

• Software demonstration

Assessing the results

Explore the results of an earthquake scenario

Completion of the Loss Estimation Using the Hazus-MH 2.0 Earthquake Model course or equivalent knowledge is required.