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Table 5 RiskScape damage state and damage ratio functions for all building types for non-tephra volcanic hazards

From: Evaluating the impacts of volcanic eruptions using RiskScape

Hazard

HIM

Hazard intensity

Damage State

Damage Ratio

PDC

Dynamic pressure (kPa)

< 1

0

0

1–10

2

0.6

10–25

4

0.75

> 25

5

1

Lava

Thickness (m)

0

0

0

> 0

5

1

Lahar

Dynamic pressure (kPa) or inundation depth (m)

0

0

0

> 0

5

1

Edifice

Height (m)

0

0

0

≠ 0

5

1

  1. In the tephra loss function, the required attributes are building location and construction type