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Abstract
The object of this paper is to review the damage patterns inflicted by Hurricanes Camille, Frederic and Elena and suggest mitigation strategies for reducing the damage to metal building systems. The structural performance of metal buildings is well understood, and for the most part, adequate code provisions are currently in place to ensure satisfactory behavior in high winds. The unique manner in which metal buildings are engineered, fabricated, marketed, sold, and erected suggests that much of the effort needed to mitigate wind damage primarly falls on the shoulders of the franchised dealer or his engineer of record.
The object of this paper is to review the damage patterns inflicted by Hurricanes Camille, Frederic and Elena and suggest mitigation strategies for reducing the damage to metal building systems. The structural performance of metal buildings is well understood, and for the most part, adequate code provisions are currently in place to ensure satisfactory behavior in high winds. The unique manner in which metal buildings are engineered, fabricated, marketed, sold, and erected suggests that much of the effort needed to mitigate wind damage primarly falls on the shoulders of the franchised dealer or his engineer of record.
Date
0/1989
0/1989
Author(s)
Dale Perry; James McDonald; Herbert Saffir
Dale Perry; James McDonald; Herbert Saffir
Page(s)
71-87
71-87
Keyword(s)
metal building; wind engineering; damage pattern; wind damage
metal building; wind engineering; damage pattern; wind damage