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On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:55:02 -0400, gfretwell wrote:
I don't want to get in the ****ing match but Harry is somewhat right on this one. A lot of the houses the got blown up in Andrew did not meet the existing code but Dade did have the strongest code in Florida at the time. Andrew also provided a terrific case study, unfortunate, but terrific. Before Andrew, many things had been overlooked. The danger to windows was well known, but doors, both entry and garage, weren't as acknowledged. When the wind gets into a building, it has to get out, mostly with explosive results. Around the same time as Andrew, there was also a well known video from Hawaii, I believe, that showed a complete roof lift up and fly away intact. I still remember it to this day. |