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Abstract
A limited investigation was conducted of wind damage that occurred on April 3 and 4, 1975, in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area. Meteorological data indicate that the winds were somewhat less severe than those that should be anticpated by designers. Thus, most of the observed damage reflects inadequacies in design or construction. Damage was observed in occupied buildings, as well as in buildings under construction. Damaged elements of occupied buildings included: masonry curtain walls; masonry gable walls; masonry veneer; roofs with overhangs; roofing; and cladding. Damaged elements of buildings under construction included roofs and masonry walls.
A limited investigation was conducted of wind damage that occurred on April 3 and 4, 1975, in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area. Meteorological data indicate that the winds were somewhat less severe than those that should be anticpated by designers. Thus, most of the observed damage reflects inadequacies in design or construction. Damage was observed in occupied buildings, as well as in buildings under construction. Damaged elements of occupied buildings included: masonry curtain walls; masonry gable walls; masonry veneer; roofs with overhangs; roofing; and cladding. Damaged elements of buildings under construction included roofs and masonry walls.
Date
5/1975
5/1975
Author(s)
F Yokel; C Yancey; L Cattaneo; R Marshall
F Yokel; C Yancey; L Cattaneo; R Marshall
Page(s)
60
60
Keyword(s)
building codes; design standards; masonry construction; siding; structural engineer; wind engineering; wind
building codes; design standards; masonry construction; siding; structural engineer; wind engineering; wind