Extreme sea hazards statistics and engineering applications

Abstract

With the global warming and sea level rising, the frequency and intensity of extreme external natural hazards would increase. Face to the increasing tendency of extreme meteorological hazards the typhoon /hurricane/tropical cyclone triggered disasters are the most important factors influencing the economic development and millions of people in Asia, American and Australia countries. This paper introduced our proposed Compound Extreme Value Distribution (CEVD), Multivariate Compound Extreme Value Distribution (MCEVD) and compared it with some traditional design codes in China, API, DNV and IAEA for coastal defense infrastructures and offshore structures against typhoon/hurricane attacks. 2005 hurricane Katrina, Rita disaster in New Orleans, Gulf of Mexico sea areas, 2012 hurricane Sandy disaster in New York - New Jersey areas and 2013 typhoon Fitow disaster in China not only proved our proposed CEVD in 1982, but also proved 2006 proposed MCEVD predicted results in mentioned above areas.