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<br />VERSION 1.0 1/12/95 <br /> <br />LEVEL TWO: Contents DDF <br /> <br />Contents <br />Depth-Damage <br />Table <br /> <br />Default <br />Contents DOF <br /> <br />User-Entered <br />Contents DDF <br /> <br />CONTENTS DEPTH-DAMAGE FUNCTION (DDF) <br /> <br /> <br />f;..iWfj:"li.:'5t;,~{~:~;~~~~;:: <br /> <br />There are fIVe columns in the Contents Depth-Damage Table. The <br />first column shows the range of flood depths considered, from -2 to 18 <br />feet. The second carries over the Default or User-Entered Building <br />DDF (if entered) from the Building Depth-Damage Function for <br />reference. The next two columns contain estimated contents damage <br />in percentages of the contents' value: Default DDF (%) and User- <br />Entered DDF (%). The fifth column, DDF ($), converts the Default <br />DDF (%) or, if entered, the User-Entered DDF (%) values into dollars. <br /> <br />ORANGE Blocks (Default). The Default Contents DDF values shown <br />are 150% of the default building damage percentages for the building <br />type selected. The 150% multiplier assumes that typical contents are <br />more vulnerable to flood damage than are typical buildings. <br /> <br />The Default Contents DDF depends ONLY on the building type <br />selected, NOT on the contents in any particular building. The vulner- <br />ability of contents to flood damage may vary markedly depending on the <br />type of contents. For example, rare books are much more vulnerable <br />than are used bricks. Therefore, users should enter building-specific <br />estimates of the contents Default DDF whenever possible. <br /> <br />BLUE Blocks (Override Default). If the Default DDF does not <br />accurately reflect the Contents DDF of the specific building under <br />evaluation, the user may enter more appropriate estimates based on <br />engineering judgement, actual contents, and common sense. Also, if <br />the OTHER building type is selected, then no default values are <br />provided and the user must enter building-specific Contents DDF <br />estimates. Whenever a user enters a depth-damage estimate, the <br />program uses these values rather than the default values, although the <br />default values are displayed for comparison to the user-entered values. <br /> <br />8-9 <br />