{"id":62,"date":"2021-04-04T03:18:04","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T03:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/?page_id=62"},"modified":"2022-07-05T17:03:15","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T17:03:15","slug":"methodology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/methodology\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Methods"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"62\" class=\"elementor elementor-62\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b4dbec7 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b4dbec7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;mountains&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.33\" d=\"M473,67.3c-203.9,88.3-263.1-34-320.3,0C66,119.1,0,59.7,0,59.7V0h1000v59.7 c0,0-62.1,26.1-94.9,29.3c-32.8,3.3-62.8-12.3-75.8-22.1C806,49.6,745.3,8.7,694.9,4.7S492.4,59,473,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.66\" d=\"M734,67.3c-45.5,0-77.2-23.2-129.1-39.1c-28.6-8.7-150.3-10.1-254,39.1 s-91.7-34.4-149.2,0C115.7,118.3,0,39.8,0,39.8V0h1000v36.5c0,0-28.2-18.5-92.1-18.5C810.2,18.1,775.7,67.3,734,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M766.1,28.9c-200-57.5-266,65.5-395.1,19.5C242,1.8,242,5.4,184.8,20.6C128,35.8,132.3,44.9,89.9,52.5C28.6,63.7,0,0,0,0 h1000c0,0-9.9,40.9-83.6,48.1S829.6,47,766.1,28.9z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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Methods<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65a2c7a elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65a2c7a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;mountains&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.33\" d=\"M473,67.3c-203.9,88.3-263.1-34-320.3,0C66,119.1,0,59.7,0,59.7V0h1000v59.7 c0,0-62.1,26.1-94.9,29.3c-32.8,3.3-62.8-12.3-75.8-22.1C806,49.6,745.3,8.7,694.9,4.7S492.4,59,473,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" 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data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"top-of-page\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec5f7eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec5f7eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research Methods<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50b1c557 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"50b1c557\" 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d=\"M766.1,28.9c-200-57.5-266,65.5-395.1,19.5C242,1.8,242,5.4,184.8,20.6C128,35.8,132.3,44.9,89.9,52.5C28.6,63.7,0,0,0,0 h1000c0,0-9.9,40.9-83.6,48.1S829.6,47,766.1,28.9z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c99307d\" data-id=\"3c99307d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-231c169 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"231c169\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-427f00e8\" data-id=\"427f00e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1499a4bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1499a4bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Field Visits<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-592636e2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"592636e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a709355 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a709355\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-547a4db4\" data-id=\"547a4db4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49064939 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49064939\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Eaton-Chapel-Site-Visit.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1700\" alt=\"Picture: Interior inspection during field visit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Eaton-Chapel-Site-Visit.jpg 520w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Eaton-Chapel-Site-Visit-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Eaton-Chapel-Site-Visit-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Eaton-Chapel-Site-Visit-249x187.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Interior inspection during field visit<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ae6cab\" data-id=\"1ae6cab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f45218a elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f45218a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our first step was to visit each case-study house of worship in person.<\/p><p>We took a careful look at all windows, doors, floors, attics, crawl spaces, and more. If we saw any problems, such as wall cracks or leaky roofs, we marked them on an inventory form.<\/p><p>The research team measured all the buildings\u2019 rooms and used that information to make floor plans. Then, we used a thermal camera to see how hot the walls were.<\/p><p>Also, we looked at the grounds and buildings nearby. We considered factors such as proximity to chemical plants, the property\u2019s height above sea level, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c443158 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c443158\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f09dc61\" data-id=\"f09dc61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73c18ea8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73c18ea8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"433\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/FLIR0062-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1711\" alt=\"Photo: Interior image, no thermal photography\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/FLIR0062-1.jpg 433w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/FLIR0062-1-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/FLIR0062-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/FLIR0062-1-250x187.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Interior image, no thermal photography<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c457e1b\" data-id=\"c457e1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-483d71df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"483d71df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/FLIR0061-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1710\" alt=\"Photo: Interior image, taken with thermal camera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/FLIR0061-1.jpg 432w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/FLIR0061-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/FLIR0061-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/FLIR0061-1-249x187.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Interior image, taken with thermal camera<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-35071a8e\" data-id=\"35071a8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c8f03ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c8f03ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/FLIR0050-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1709\" alt=\"Photo: Interior image, no thermal photography\" 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elementor-size-default\">Field Visits<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddb699c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ddb699c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cd47ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1cd47ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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srcset=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Eaton-Chapel-Site-Visit.jpg 520w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Eaton-Chapel-Site-Visit-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Eaton-Chapel-Site-Visit-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Eaton-Chapel-Site-Visit-249x187.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-21235e8\" data-id=\"21235e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97457fa elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97457fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our first step was to visit each case-study house of worship in person.<\/p><p>We took a careful look at all windows, doors, floors, attics, crawl spaces, and more. If we saw any problems, such as wall cracks or leaky roofs, we marked them on an inventory form.<\/p><p>The research team measured all the buildings\u2019 rooms and used that information to make floor plans. Then, we used a thermal camera to see how hot the walls were.<\/p><p>Also, we looked at the grounds and buildings nearby. We considered factors such as proximity to chemical plants, the property\u2019s height above sea level, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b651e26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b651e26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cda336e\" data-id=\"cda336e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cab0fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3cab0fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"433\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/FLIR0062-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1711\" alt=\"Photo: Interior image, no thermal photography\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/FLIR0062-1.jpg 433w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/FLIR0062-1-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/FLIR0062-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/FLIR0062-1-250x187.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Interior image, no thermal photography<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f395f9e\" data-id=\"f395f9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea5006f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea5006f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/FLIR0061-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1710\" alt=\"Photo: Interior image, taken with thermal camera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/FLIR0061-1.jpg 432w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/FLIR0061-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/FLIR0061-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/FLIR0061-1-249x187.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Interior image, taken with thermal camera<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-size-default\">Soil Samples<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76ea9a8d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"76ea9a8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-708230d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"708230d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-24fb9de3\" data-id=\"24fb9de3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ab8c0b5 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ab8c0b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During field visits, a team member dug three small holes on each house of worship\u2019s property and took soil samples. Back in San Antonio, lab analysis is telling us how much the soils grow and shrink as the weather changes. These soil variables can affect how well a building holds up during a major storm.<\/p><p>The research team measured all the buildings\u2019 rooms and used that information to make floor plans. Then, we used a thermal camera to see how hot the walls were.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-16debd05\" data-id=\"16debd05\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f0c2704 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f0c2704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"433\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Soil-Sample-1024x680-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1713\" alt=\"Photo: Close-up of soil sample extraction during field visit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Soil-Sample-1024x680-2.jpg 433w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Soil-Sample-1024x680-2-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Soil-Sample-1024x680-2-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Soil-Sample-1024x680-2-250x187.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-33642cef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33642cef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fbfa9f2\" data-id=\"5fbfa9f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-629b0953 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"629b0953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Soil-Sample-2-1024x683-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1712\" alt=\"Photo: Gathering soil sample during field visit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Soil-Sample-2-1024x683-2.jpg 432w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Soil-Sample-2-1024x683-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Soil-Sample-2-1024x683-2-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Soil-Sample-2-1024x683-2-249x187.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Gathering soil sample during field 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alt=\"Ph.D. candidate preparing soil for testing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_2017-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_2017-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_2017-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_2017-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_2017-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_2017-2048x1537.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_2017-249x187.jpg 249w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_2017-1170x878.jpg 1170w\" 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src=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_1974-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2028\" alt=\"Soil samples ready for testing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_1974-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_1974-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_1974-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_1974-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_1974-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_1974-2048x1537.jpg 2048w, 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During field visits, a team member dug three small holes on each house of worship\u2019s property and took soil samples. Back in San Antonio, lab analysis is telling us how much the soils grow and shrink as the weather changes. These soil variables can affect how well a building holds up during a major storm.<\/p><p>The research team measured all the buildings\u2019 rooms and used that information to make floor plans. Then, we used a thermal camera to see how hot the walls were.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b79354\" data-id=\"8b79354\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe8e2dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe8e2dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"433\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Soil-Sample-1024x680-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1713\" alt=\"Photo: Close-up of soil sample extraction during field visit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Soil-Sample-1024x680-2.jpg 433w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Soil-Sample-1024x680-2-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Soil-Sample-1024x680-2-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Soil-Sample-1024x680-2-250x187.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf4ad61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf4ad61\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6062ec\" data-id=\"a6062ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da303da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da303da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Soil-Sample-2-1024x683-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1712\" alt=\"Photo: Gathering soil sample during field visit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Soil-Sample-2-1024x683-2.jpg 432w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Soil-Sample-2-1024x683-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Soil-Sample-2-1024x683-2-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/04\/Soil-Sample-2-1024x683-2-249x187.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Gathering soil sample during field visit<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1889197\" data-id=\"1889197\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d8ed94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d8ed94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_2017-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2030\" alt=\"Ph.D. candidate preparing soil for testing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_2017-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_2017-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_2017-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_2017-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_2017-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_2017-2048x1537.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_2017-249x187.jpg 249w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_2017-1170x878.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ph.D. candidate preparing soil for testing<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d992a3\" data-id=\"0d992a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23c6f50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23c6f50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_1974-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2028\" alt=\"Soil samples ready for testing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_1974-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_1974-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_1974-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_1974-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_1974-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2021\/05\/IMG_1974-2048x1537.jpg 2048w, 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elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3021b84f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-562c821a\" data-id=\"562c821a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59d9af9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"59d9af9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"446\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2022\/03\/FIE1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9818\" alt=\"Results of Finite Element Analysis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2022\/03\/FIE1.png 446w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2022\/03\/FIE1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2022\/03\/FIE1-160x120.png 160w, https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2022\/03\/FIE1-249x187.png 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-148699aa\" data-id=\"148699aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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We took all that information and entered it into an engineering software called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csiamerica.com\/products\/sap2000\">SAP2000<\/a>. During a process called finite element analysis, the software uses all the data we gave it to gauge how well each building would perform in high winds and\/or major flooding.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bc586fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bc586fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e58e4e7\" data-id=\"7e58e4e7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13bba95b 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465px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Results of Finite Element Analysis applied to UTSA's case-study structures<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fee6951\" data-id=\"1fee6951\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41378eef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41378eef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"417\" height=\"340\" 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https:\/\/ceid.utsa.edu\/disasterprooftexas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2022\/03\/FIE1-249x187.png 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c5e11b\" data-id=\"3c5e11b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68be3d8 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68be3d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Remember the floor plans and inventories we created during the field visits? We took all that information and entered it into an engineering software called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csiamerica.com\/products\/sap2000\">SAP2000<\/a>. During a process called finite element analysis, the software uses all the data we gave it to gauge how well each building would perform in high winds and\/or major flooding.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-83ab285 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83ab285\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-596d4e4\" data-id=\"596d4e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff70151 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