Re: Interesting Article on Fluent News

The article states that the roof was designed for 93 fps or about 63 mph.  Not sure if this is 3 second, fastest mile or some other standard, but 63 mph seems low.

On 11/24/2011 2:59 PM, Bill Polhemus wrote:

I'm reading about ''Torn open': Wind rips off parts of $2.8 billion terminal's roof at Beijing airport' on Fluent News. Here is the link: http://fluentnews.com/s/27253751   William L. Polhemus, Jr. P.E. Sent from my iPhone 4 ******* ****** ******* ******** ******* ******* ******* *** *   Read list FAQ at: http://www.seaint.org/list_FAQ.asp *  *   This email was sent to you via Structural Engineers  *   Association of Southern California (SEAOSC) server. To  *   subscribe (no fee) or UnSubscribe, please go to: * *   http://www.seaint.org/sealist1.asp * *   Questions to seaint-ad@seaint.org. Remember, any email you  *   send to the list is public domain and may be re-posted  *   without your permission. Make sure you visit our web  *   site at: http://www.seaint.org  ******* ****** ****** ****** ******* ****** ****** ********   

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