14a79b20-2720-45f1-8fe9-2a95ad7c33c4 urn:uuid eng UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2025-10-16T13:27:50 creation ISO 19115 2016 Observations on Tornado Damage to Residential Structures in Bendigo 14a79b20-2720-45f1-8fe9-2a95ad7c33c4 Post-disaster data collection is a vital component of natural hazard assessment model development. Surveys of this type provide insights into the vulnerabilities of different building types to various hazards and may, in some instances, furnish valuable calibration data for verifying vulnerability models. The Risk Research Group of GA is presently developing and adapting multi-hazard vulnerability models for Australian structures that will be ultimately realised in a national risk assessment methodology. As part of the model development Geoscience Australia has carried out a number of post-disaster reconnaissance exercises including a systematic study of the wind damage caused by the May 2003 Bendigo tornado event. Residential structures of various type and ages were surveyed and contemporary brick veneer construction was found to represent the largest single group. The survey findings for this type of residential construction, along with an associated damage costing exercise that followed, are herein described. {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[144.0174, -37.0957], [144.6435, -37.0957], [144.6435, -36.445], [144.0174, -36.445], [144.0174, -37.0957]]]} 144.0174 144.6435 -37.0957 -36.445 EARTH SCIENCES Tornado Vulnerability Link to Conference Page documentDigital Link to Conference Page HTML Link to Abstract documentDigital Link to Abstract PDF