That was going to be my follow up question IF anyone produced evidence that
wind actually blew over a wood fence that was not weakened by decay.
I was waiting in the weeds so to speak.
I know Jimmy Yee is lurking somewhere thinking "where are the bodies"....
;-/
T. William (Bill) Allen, S.E.
ALLEN DESIGNS
Consulting Structural Engineers
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-----Original Message-----
From: Thor Matteson [mailto:thor@yosemite.net]
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 8:02 AM
To: seaint@seaint.org
Subject: RE: Wind Load on Wood Fence
Great thread!
So far the most salient question has not been asked, although Bill came
close when he asked how many fences have blown over:
How many *injuries* have been caused by wood fences blowing over?
For those of you who have had fences blow over, were you seeking shelter
from the storm next to your old fence? <:-) Just a guess, but I'll bet that
falling trees and limbs cause FAR more injuries than falling wood
fences.... (If a new code section for tree & branch analysis is added,
someone please shoot me.)
Thor Matteson
www.shearwalls.com
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