Join us June 23-27 for SkillsUSA’s National Leadership & Skills Conference.

The impact of Hurricane Andrew on wind engineering

To obtain a copy of a specific publication, users should contact the publication's publisher directly.

Abstract
This report briefly examines a few of the author’s observations in the wake of Hurricane Andrew, including some of the more significant failures that were noticed. The general effect od a hurricane on a building will be discussed along with a review of how these forces are considered by current national building codes and standards.
Date
11/1994
Author(s)
Rpbert Wills
Page(s)
12-18
Keyword(s)
Hurricane Andrew; wind engineering


Note: Documents in this section are provided as Adobe Acrobat PDF files. In order to print and view PDF files, the Adobe Acrobat Reader software/plugin, which runs on Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, OS/2 and various versions of UNIX, must be installed on your computer. Adobe Acrobat Reader is available for download as freeware from Adobe Acrobat's website. Please note that the resolution of on-screen versions is not as high as printed versions of PDF files.

Advertisement

Subscribe for Updates Join 25,000+ roofing professionals following NRCA

Subscribe to NRCA