Windstorm Mitigation Manual for Light Frame Construction

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Year: 1997
Pages: 104
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 0756700736

Description

David Wickersheimer (au). Provides a resource for building & design in high wind hazard areas. It takes an innovative approach to mitigation, the goal of which is to prevent loss of life & damage to property. The manual avoids elaborate technical explanations & instead takes a graphics approach to illustrate basic concepts related to wind loading, construction techniques, & engineering design & analysis. The manual is written for the layperson, rather than the academic; the contractor rather than the engineer. Chapters: wind basics; connection basics; light frame construction basics; wind uplift chain problems; stability of residence problems; & wind resistant design.

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