Thor A. Tandy P.Eng, C.Eng, Struct.Eng, MIStructE
Victoria, BC
Canada
From: Ralph Watts [mailto:rdwatts@island.net]
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 9:47 AM
To:
Subject: Re: FW: Dallas Cowboys Roof Collapse
While it certainly looks suspicious, I would caution jumping to conclusions.
Micro-bursts can be both extremely powerful and very localized. I heard of
severe damage in a small town in Idaho from these types of winds and it was
like a miniature tornado had hit. One building would be damaged and the
ones around it were just fine. As I am not familiar with the codes in
Texas, they may not really address the situation. The NBC does not address
tornados but they happen in Canada and if micro-bursts can happen in Idaho I
imagine there are parts of BC where they could occur.
There have also been some recent collapses in Calgary of inflated structures
under snow.
I appreciate engineers sharing some of these failures, as I personally
believe there are far more of them out there than most of us are willing to
admit.
Regards,
Ralph Watts
At 06:28 AM 06/05/2009, Thor Tandy wrote:
Uh oh! Looks like a standard "oh s..t" moment.
From: Stan Caldwell [ <mailto:stancaldwell@gmail.com>
mailto:stancaldwell@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 6:00 AM
To: SEAINT Listserv
Subject: Dallas Cowboys Roof Collapse
Bill:
This project was apparently designed in Canada ...
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/050609dnpr
obubblefolo.392c513.html
Regards,
Stan R. Caldwell, P.E., SECB, F.ASCE
Richardson, Texas
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What I want to know is this: Doesn't anyone design for wind in Texas?
One little poof of wind, and an entire structure comes down?
T. William (Bill) Allen, S.E.
ALLEN DESIGNS <http://www.allendesigns.com/>
Consulting Structural Engineers
V (949) 248-8588 . F(949) 209-2509
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