Include a library of damage curves for buildings and infrastructure

[tomalrussell]

PiecewiseLinearDamageCurve can read damage curve data (relating hazard intensity to damage fraction) from a file and scale/translate/interpolate curves to generate variations, e.g. for sensitivity analysis. So far, curve data must be provided by the user.

Suggestion:

• provide a library of damage curves from the literature
• read/load and select relevant curves for given assets and hazards
• include sufficient metadata for proper use and attribution
• contribution of new curves should be straightforward
• pip install should bring any data needed without a separate step

Questions:

• how should the interface to read/load/select a curve work?
• what metadata is needed or optional?

[tomalrussell]

@snirandjan - may be of interest, specifically to include damage curves from your review

Nirandjan, S., Koks, E. E., Ye, M., Pant, R., van Ginkel, K. C. H., Aerts, J. C. J. H., & Ward, P. J. (2023). Dataset: Physical Vulnerability Database for Critical Infrastructure Multi-Hazard Risk Assessments [Data set]. In Review article: Physical Vulnerability Database for Critical Infrastructure Multi-Hazard Risk Assessments – A systematic review and data collection (V1.0.0). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10203846