HAZUS flood depth-damage functions#

Users of HydroMT-FIAT can directly and easily make use of the depth-damage functions and repair values from HAZUS. Hazus is a US-based program and the depth-damage functions are based on US data. The functions and values can be used only together with the hydromt_fiat_catalog_USA.yml and by providing the following values in the configuration file:

[setup_vulnerability]
vulnerability_fn = "default_vulnerability_curves"
vulnerability_identifiers_and_linking_fn = "default_hazus_iwr_linking"
unit = "feet"

[setup_exposure_buildings]
max_potential_damage = "hazus_max_potential_damages"
length_unit = "meters"

The HAZUS flood depth-damage functions and replacement values are processed into an easy-to-use format for HydroMT-FIAT and stored in the hydromt_fiat/data folder.