Re: Wind forces

Tarek Mokhtar wrote:

Hugh,

I believe this design wind pressure stayed until and including the 1982 UBC, and all these buildings

designed under these codes were destroyed >:-o

Actually, there were QUITE A FEW of them in Florida that were destroyed in H. Andrew. That's the reason Florida finally got on the stick and finally enacted a statewide building code.

http://www.allbusiness.com/fabricated-metal-product-manufacturing/architectural/706113-1.html