lerfob.windstormdamagemodels.awsmodel

Class CommonUtility

java.lang.Object

lerfob.windstormdamagemodels.awsmodel.CommonUtility

public class CommonUtility
extends java.lang.Object

This class implements static method that are used in Albrecht et al.'s wind storm model.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	CommonUtility.AWSTreeComparator

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CommonUtility()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected static java.lang.Double	getDominantHeightOrDiameter(java.util.Collection<AWSTree> trees, double areaFactor, boolean heightRequested) This static method returns either the dominant height or the dominant diameter
protected static double	multiplyTwoArraysOfDouble(double[] array1, double[] array2)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CommonUtility

public CommonUtility()

Method Detail

multiplyTwoArraysOfDouble

protected static double multiplyTwoArraysOfDouble(double[] array1,
                                                  double[] array2)
                                           throws java.lang.Exception

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

getDominantHeightOrDiameter

protected static java.lang.Double getDominantHeightOrDiameter(java.util.Collection<AWSTree> trees,
                                                              double areaFactor,
                                                              boolean heightRequested)
                                                       throws java.lang.Exception

This static method returns either the dominant height or the dominant diameter

Parameters:

trees - a collection of Tree objects

areaFactor - the area factor

heightRequested - a boolean, true means dominant height is requested while false requests the dominant diameter

Returns:

either the dominant height or the dominant diameter

Throws:

java.lang.Exception