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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.


 
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