Changeset 3230

Timestamp:

Jun 26, 2006, 2:08:30 PM (19 years ago)

Author:

duncan

Message:

additional requirements.

File:

• documentation/requirements/anuga_API_requirements.tex (modified) (3 diffs)

documentation/requirements/anuga_API_requirements.tex

@@ -117 +117 @@
 \begin{itemize} 
   \item Probability of structural collapse.  Given the distance from
-  the coast and the inundation height above ground floor, the
+  the coast and the maximum inundation height above ground floor, the
   percentage probability of collapse is calculated.  The distance from
   the coast is
@@ -124 +124 @@
   a 4 by 5 array. 
   \item Structural damage curve.  Given the type of building (X or Y)
-  and the inundation height above ground floor, the
+  and the maximum inundation height above ground floor, the
   percentage damage loss to the structure is determined.  The curve is
   based on a set of [height, percentage damage] points.  
-  \item Content damage curve.  Given the inundation height above
+  \item Content damage curve.  Given the maximum inundation height above
   ground floor, the 
   percentage damage loss to the content of each structure is
@@ -183 +183 @@
 It has to be modular.  In the future the three algorithms will be
 combined to give a cumulative probability distribution, so this part
-doesn't have to be designed to be too flexible.
-
-
+doesn't have to be designed to be too flexible.  This change will
+occur before the shape of the damage curves change, Ken believes.  
+
+Have one file that has general damage functions/classes, such as
+interrogating nbed csv files and calculating maximum inundation above
+ground hight. 
 
 \chapter{Efficiency and optimisation}