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iBoaterer[_2_]

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On Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:00:08 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

Most wind damage is caused on the leeward side because if negative
pressure. Note that this is NOT taking into account airborne debris.

... but it is the wind borne debris that causes the most damage ... or
falling trees.
The reason you put up shutters is to protect from the flying ****, not
the wind. About half of the openings in my house now have impact rated
windows and we are going to do the rest when we get around to
renovating those areas. We are really only talking about 5 windows and
they have shutters.
The garage door is 150 MPH rated as is the front door and the french
doors in the bedroom. All of the openings on the south and east side
are current impact code. (9/16" laminated glass) I bet they would stop
a small caliber handgun round.

When they design for airborne debris there are parameters that are used
as far as speed, size of debris, etc. But, wind can still be a bitch in
and of itself, especially on the corners where a negative pressure is
created.